The Robert N Stephenson Flash Fiction & Short Story Competition is now CLOSED for 2025.
Congratulations to our 2025 winners:
Flash Fiction Winner
“MindportTM” by Tim Borella
Honourable Mentions:
“The 6.08 Girl” by Jeff Clulow
“Skin Deep” by Matt Tighe
Short Story Winner
“The Museum of Disease” by Zena Shapter
Honourable Mentions
“Incantation” by Sophie Clark
“Quo Vadis” by Cyrus Drummond
GUIDELINES
We want your best horror story, your very best.
This is Australia’s leading unpublished horror fiction competition, and our winning entries are always imaginative, engaging, well-written, and bloody scary. We need tales that frighten, yarns that unsettle us in our comfortable homes.
All themes in horror will be accepted, from the supernatural classics (zombies, vampires, ghosts), to psychological roller-coaster rides, to the highly original.
No previously published entries will be accepted (this includes your personal website or blog). All tales must be an original work by the author, no AI written/aided work will be accepted.
Only one entry per category (Flash and Shorts) is allowed per person.
Email your submissions to: ahwacompetition@gmail.com
Entry is free to members. Please include your name and membership number with your submission email. Do not put your name, membership number or any other identifying information in the story itself, as these stories are judged anonymously.
Categories:
Flash Fiction – up to 1000 words. Entry fee for non-members is AUD$5.00
Short Fiction – 1001 to 7500 words. Entry fee for non-members is AUD$10.00
Payment can be made via PayPal to australasianhorror@gmail.com
