Ethos Literacy Short Short Story Contest

Competition Information

The Ethos Literacy Short Short Story Contest is open for entries.

Submission Guidelines

  • Write a story using no more than 100 words on one of these topics: chicken(s), detour, purple, something lost
  • Open to writers aged 14+
  • Multiple entries permitted

Entry fee: $15

Prizes:

  • 6 prizes
  • Best of Contest: $200 cash prize (1 winner)
  • Best of Category: writer’s gift (4 winners)
  • Best Youth Story (for writers 14 to 17): writer’s gift (1 winner)
  • Winning and honorable mention stories will be published in an e-magazine

Deadline: March 1, 2026 – 11:59 pm

Please note: This is an external competition; all details and all submissions are on their website. Click here.

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