Like pigeons they fly
Attention short story writers! Got a story that needs to be set free? A story you abandoned when it was messy and unfinished, that still has potential? One you could revise & turn into something whole? A piece that's been rejected once or twice, one you liked but never sent out again because those 'no thanks' emails made you lose faith? Or, best of all, a brand new polished story you love? One that pinches your heart, makes you smirk or just fills you with joy? Well, good! Because here are some places you can send those babies:AUSTRALIAN HOMESCompetitions:Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize, theme of travel (can be interpreted creatively), stories to 3000 words, due November 17.** deadline has been extended - now due December 2**Alan Marshall Short Story Award, stories to 2500 words, due December 12. Hal Porter Short Story Competition, stories to 2500 words, due December 13. Literary journals or anthologies:Thrill Me anthology. Stories that thrill (don't have to be 'thrillers'), free submission, flash fiction welcome, to 3000 words and chosen blind, due Oct 31.Griffith Review, 'Getting on' theme, free submission, due November 1. Overland, no current deadline. INTERNATIONAL HOMESCompetitions:Commonwealth Short Story Prize, *free to enter*, for writers from anywhere in the Commonwealth, stories 2000 to 5000 words, due November 1. Fish Short Story Prize, stories to 5000 words, due November 30. Masters Review Fall Fiction Contest, stories to 6000 words, emerging writers only, due November 30. Hamlin Garland Award, stories to 7000 words, due December 10. Literary journals and anthologies:Banshee Lit, for flash fiction to 1000 words, stories 1500-5000 words, due by Oct 31. Granta is open Oct 13 to Nov 13, submissions any length but 3000 - 6000 words preferred. Clarkesworld, no deadline. For sci-fi and fantasy (no horror), 1000 - 22,000 words. The Fiction Desk accepts submissions of general short fiction or ghost stories 1000 - 20,000 words, due January 31. The New Yorker, no deadline, free submissions.Good luck! x