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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.

 

 

 

Short Story Prize

Closed

CLOSED (results 17 March ’25)
€6,400 in Prizes + Publication

Judge: Sean Lusk
Word limit: 5,000

CLOSED for Entries

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Ted Simon

Ted Simon
– judge for 2025 –

Short Memoir Prize

Closed

CLOSED. Results 1 April ‘25
Prizes + Publication

Judge: Ted Simon
Word limit: 4,000

CLOSED

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Flash Fiction Prize

Closed

CLOSED – Results 10 April ’25
Prizes + Publication

Judge: Tania Hershman
Word limit: 300

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Poetry Prize

Closed

CLOSED – Results 15 Mayl ’25
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

Poetry Prize 2025: RESULTS

15th May 2025
  Winners Short-list Long-list     Here are the winners of the Fish Poetry Prize 2025, selected by Billy Collins, to be published in the Fish Anthology 2025. Below you will find short biographies of the winners and the Long and Short Lists. From all of us at Fish we congratulate the poets whose poems […]

Flash Fiction Prize 2025: RESULTS

18th April 2025
Winners Short-list Long-list   From all of us at Fish, thank you for entering your flash stories. Congratulations to the writers who  were short or long-listed, and in particular to the 10 winners whose flash stories will be published in the Fish Anthology 2025. The launch will be during the West Cork Literary Festival, Bantry, […]

Short Memoir Prize 2025: RESULTS

1st April 2025
Winners Short-list Long-list   On behalf of all of us at Fish, we congratulate the 10 winners. Their memoirs will be published in the Fish Anthology 2025. The launch will be on 16th July ’25 at the West Cork Literary Festival. The winning writers who attend will read from their memoirs. The event is open […]

Short Story Prize 2024/25: RESULTS

15th March 2025
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.  The 10 winners will be published in the Fish Anthology 2025. See Sean’s comments on the winning stories below. The launch will take place during the West Cork Literary Festival, Bantry, […]
Fish Anthology 2024

Fish Anthology 2024 LAUNCH

11th June 2024
Monday 15th July at 6:30 Marino (Old Methodist) Church Bantry, West Cork, Ireland       The Launch of the Fish Anthology 2024 was held in this charming old methodist church. Many of the authors published in the Anthology read from their work, to showcase a sample of  the talent in this book.      […]

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