Enter 2018 National Short Story Competition

The cost for each entry is £6.00.
If you are submitting three or more entries, the cost per entry is £5.00.

If you send your entry by post and pay by cheque, the cost of entry is £1 less.
This is because we do not have the cost of printing your entry.

If you are a member of Nottingham Writers’ Club you get a £2 discount per entry.

You can join as an Associate Member here when you submit your competition entry and you will get the member’s discount.

What you need to do:

  • Make sure you’ve read the Competition Information,
  • Add the Cover Sheet (and Entry Form if you are entering by post) to each story,
  • Enter your name and email below,
  • Select if you are a member of if you would like to join,
  • Enter the number of entries you wish to make,
  • Click ‘Pay Now’,
  • You will then be taken to the secure payment site where you can pay by Credit Card, Debit Card or PayPal,
  • When you have completed your payment, click on ‘Return to competition@nottinghamwritersclub.org.uk‘,
  • You will then be taken to a page where you can enter your details and upload your competition entry.

If you have any problems, please contact us.

Competition details:

Document contents:

  • Page 1: Competition theme
  • Page 2/3: Rules
  • Page 4: Entry form (postal entries)
  • Page 5: Example cover sheet
  • Page 6: Example of first page of story
  • Page 7: Associate membership form.

Enter:




Nothing to pay. Go straight to Upload Competition Entry.

Once you have completed your payment, you can upload your competition entry.