The Paul Cave Prize for Literature is accepting entries.
Submission Guidelines
- Poems should not exceed 30 lines
- Micro fiction should not exceed 100 words
- Flash fiction should not exceed 300 words
- Short stories should not exceed 1,000 words
- Novelettes should not exceed 7,500 words
- Novellas should not exceed 10,000 words
Judge: Tim Saunders
Entry fee:
- One short story – £15
- Two short stories – £25
- One novelette – £25
- Two novelettes – £40
- One novella – £30
- Two novellas – £50
- Up to 3 poems/flash fiction/micro fiction – £15
- Up to 8 poems/flash fiction/micro fiction – £25
Prizes:
- Best Novella – £200
- Best Novelette – £100
- Best Short Story – £75
- Best Flash Fiction – £35
- Best Micro Fiction – £20
- Best Poem – £35
- Winners of each category receive feedback, have extracts of their work published on this web page and receive a complimentary copy of The Paul Cave Prize for Literature 2025 book to be published by the end of 2025.
Deadline: Midnight on September 30, 2025. Winners announced November 30, 2025.
All details, all submissions via their website.