Competition
MiNDFOOD Short Story Competition
Details
When: Sat 18 Oct
–
Sat 31 Oct
, 2026
Provider: MiNDFOOD
Applications close: October 31, 2026
Prizes: $1,000 AUD
Location: Australia, New Zealand
About this experience
Due to popular demand, our short story competition has been renewed for 2026!
Each month, MiNDFOOD will publish one reader’s short story, with the best story published over the course of a year going on to win $1000. We are looking for unpublished stories from budding non-professional writers who may need a nudge to showcase their talent. Each month, the staff of MiNDFOOD will choose the best story to publish and, at the end of the year, will choose the award for Best Short Story.
To enter email your story – along with your name, address and telephone number – to mindfoodshortstory@mindfood.com. Entries need to be 2000 words in length and previously unpublished.
Eligibility details
Entry is open to Australian and New Zealand residents only.
- The entries need to be 2000 words, although 100 words either side is fine. Stories must be previously unpublished, and authors must be non-professional writers (must not have writing as their main form of income). No family members or relatives of staff member of MiNDFOOD are able to enter this award.
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