Writing Contests

Fish Publishing runs four annual International Writing Contests.

Renowned poets and writers select ten from each contest for publication in the Annual Fish Anthology.

Fish endeavours to publish outstanding new writers and poets.

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Sarah Hall
– Judge 2023 –

Short Story Prize

Closed

CLOSED
Results: 17 March ’24
€6,400 in Prizes + Publication

Judge: Sarah Hall
Word limit: 5,000

Closed for Entries

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Sean Lusk
– judge for 2024 –

Short Memoir Prize

Closed

CLOSED – closes 31 Jan ’24
Prizes + Publication

Judge: Sean Lusk
Word limit: 4,000

Now Closed

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Michelle Elvy,
judge for 2024.

Flash Fiction Prize

Closed

CLOSED – Results 10 April ’24
Prizes + Publication

Judge: Michelle Elvy
Word limit: 300

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Billy Collins,
Judge for 2024

Poetry Prize

Closed

CLOSED – results 15 May ’24
Prizes + Publication

Judge: Billy Collins
Word limit: 60 lines

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The Lockdown Prize

Closed

CLOSED (closed 15 June ’20)
Prose / Poem / Haiku or Senryu

9 pieces to be published

POEMS / POCKET PROSE / HAIKU

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News & Articles

Short Story Prize 2023/24: RESULTS

10th April 2024

Winners Short-list Long-list On behalf of all of us at Fish, congratulations to all of you who made the long and the short-lists. Apologies for the delay in this announcement. The 10 winners will be published in the Fish Anthology 2024. The launch will be during the West Cork Literary Festival, Bantry, Ireland – […]

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Flash Fiction Prize 2024: RESULTS

10th April 2024

Winners Short-list Long-list From all of us at Fish, thank you for entering your flashes. Congratulations to the writers who were short or long-listed, and in particular to the 11 winners whose flash stories will be published in the Fish Anthology 2024. The launch will be during the West Cork Literary Festival, Bantry, Ireland […]

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Short Memoir Prize 2024: RESULTS

1st April 2024

Winners Short-list Long-list On behalf of all of us at Fish, we congratulate the 10 winners who’s memoir made it into the Fish Anthology 2024 (due to be launched in July ’24 at the West Cork Literary Festival), and to those writers who made the long and short-lists, well done too. Thank you to Sean […]

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Launch of the Fish Anthology 2023

12th July 2023

Tuesday 11th July saw the launch of the 2023 Anthology in the Maritime Hotel, Bantry. Nineteen of the fourty authors published in the anthology were there to read from their piece, travelling from Australia, USA and from all corners of Europe. Read about the Anthology More photos of the […]

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Poetry Prize 2023: RESULTS

15th May 2023

Winners Short-list Long-list Winners: Here are the 10 winners, as chosen by judge Billy Collins, to be published in the FISH ANTHOLOGY 2023. The Anthology will be launched as part of the West Cork Literary Festival, (The Maritime Hotel, Bantry, West Cork – Tuesday 11th July – 18.00.) All are welcome! Second […]

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