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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Sean Lusk
– Judge 2024 –

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
– 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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Tania Hershman,
judge for 2025.

Flash Fiction Prize

Closed

CLOSED – Results 10 April ’25
Prizes + Publication

Judge: Tania Hershman
Word limit: 300

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Billy Collins,
Judge for 2025

Poetry Prize

Open

OPEN – Closes 31 March ’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

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, […]

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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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Poetry Prize 2024: Results

15th May 2024

Winners Short-list Long-list Here are the winners of the Fish Poetry Prize 2024, selected by Billy Collins, to be published in the Fish Anthology 2024. 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 […]

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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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