The Booksie 2024 Short Story Contest

11/29/2024 - The contest winners are announced.

The winners of the 2024 Short Story Contest are:

Grand prize winner: 

• Ghosting Zoë by R.J. Post

 

Runners-up:

•  the master has to have it by  Dagny
• The Eighth Man by  Pisces Poet

Please join me in congratulating the winners!

11/27/2024 - The short-list for the short story contest is (in no particular order):

• The Interview by Tim Michael
• Ghosting Zoë by R.J. Post
• With Ending Love, Goodbye by Jeffrey Willett
• What Happened to Her by  Susan E Pick
•  Early Retirement by Tim Michael
•  One To Tango by  Iris Kamen
•  jesse's girl by  jenuine lyricist
•  The Manor House by  Rich Allan
• Dentophobia by  Glenda Norwood Petz
•  comic sans versus times new roman by  David Lastinger
•  Johnny Appleseed by  Robert Herold
• Send Gelman On Over by  misty d. tackett
•  big time by  rmullin-5."
•  A Class A Relationship by  Ami A Bourne
•  Vanity Vines by  Katy Wimhurst
•  The Balloon by  Tim Michael
•  an unforgettable valenine's day by  bev justice
•  the master has to have it by  Dagny
• The Eighth Man by  Pisces Poet
•  The Things She Buried by  Christina Lilly

The judges enjoyed reading through and considering every one of your entries. 

Congratulations! Feel free to post the news on social media and on your website. We'll be announcing the winners on Friday, November 29. 

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11/24/2024 - We apologize for the delay in announcning the winners. On Tuesday, November 26, we'll be announcing the 20 finalists. On Friday, November 29, we'll be announcing the winners. 

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We're excited to announce the Booksie 2024 Short Story Competition. In partnership with WorldMaker Media, we're looking for the most interesting, original stories that will make us laugh, cry, and see the world in a slightly different way. The winner will receive the Booksie 2024 Short Story Award which comes with a cash prize, a gold trophy badge recorded on the blockchain, and the option to have the work published as a Booksie Limited Edition. Everyone wins by receiving exposure and a participation badge.

 
All Genres and Themes

The contest is open to all genres and themes. You can enter a previously posted story on Booksie or post a new one and enter it. 

Prizes

Grand prize winner

• $500 cash award
• Gold winner badge shown on Booksie and encoded on the blockchain as proof.
• A writer option to receive an additional $100 contract from WorldMaker Media to publish the winner as a Booksie Limited Edition.

Two runners-up 

• $100 cash
• Silver winner badge shown on Booksie and encoded on the blockchain as proof.
• A writer option to receive an additional $50 contract from WorldMaker Media to publish the winner as a Booksie Limited Edition.

All entrants

• Receive a participation badge encoded on the blockchain as proof.

Cost

The cost to enter the contest is $6.99 per entry ($3.50 for Premium site members).

Any profit Booksie makes after setup-fees, marketing expenses, judge fees, and prize fees will be donated to the literacy non-profit Reading is Fundamental. 

Previous Winners

Out of Print - Grand Prize Winner 2022

The Unexpected - Grand Prizer Winner 2020

Pussy Reaper's Revenge - Grand Prize Winner 2017-2018

Frequently Asked Questions

Many of the most common questions are answered in our contest rules. 

Is there a word limit on contest entries?

There is no mimimum limit. The maximum length is 5,000 words.

Can I enter as many stories as I want?

Yes, you can enter an unlimited number of stories.

Do I have to be a member of Booksie to enter?

Yes, you must be a Booksie member but membership is free. If you are not a member, you can easily become one as part of the entry process.

What are these tropies and badges encoded on the blockchain?

The blockchain represents an innovative way to certify information. By encoding trophy badges on the blockchain, winners can point to the entry as definitive proof of their achievement. For those who entered, it provides a fun credential to show participation. We will provide more information on how to use these badges.

Are you money grubbing vampires who wish to suck the precious dollars out of struggling writers with your contest fees?

Notwithstanding all of the snarky comments on Facebook, Booksie makes no money from its contests. We try to make our fees as low as possible to allow everyone to enter. We run them to publicize the site and attract users to the platform. Any profit we might make from a contest after setup and admin fees, marketing expenses, judge fees, and prize fees, will be donated to the literacy non-profit Reading is Fundamental. 

Sponsor our Next Contest

We're always looking for sponsors so if anyone would like to sponsor a contest so we can offer it free please contact us at contact (at) booksie.com.  

About Booksie Contests

Booksie is an online writing platform to help writers tell their stories and promote their written work. It is not a publisher and does not take any ownership of the writing posted to the site. Booksie has run writing contests for the last three years. Our sister site, TheNextBigWriter has run writing contests for the last thirteen years. Click here to view a list of previous Booksie winners.