Green Stories writing competitions are a series of free writing competitions across various formats to solicit stories that showcase what a sustainable society might look like. Open to all. Entries must be in English and unpublished. The competitions are organised by the University of Southampton. Our mission is to create a cultural body of work that entertains and informs about green solutions, inspires green behaviour and raises awareness of the necessary transformations towards a sustainable economy.
What competitions are currently open?
We are crowdfunding to support a new publication with additional funds going towards a Green Stories competition in late 2025. Those who pledge can have a say in what format of competition we will run. Currently we’re looking at either a novel, short story, or flash-fiction prize. For more details see here. We will announce details before the end of May.
If you would like to sponsor a competition, please get in touch.
You can read the full details of our Green Stories competitions’ criteria here, and check out the general competition guidelines here.
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We’re regularly running different types of green writing competitions, whether they’re novels, radio plays, short stories or something entirely different. Sign up to our mailing list to find out when we open our next competition.
