The Next Generation Short Story Awards is a not-for-profit international awards program for authors of short stories.

Submissions accepted: Unpublished short stories and poems (5,000 words or less)
Categories: 30+
Deadline: February 25, 2027
Entry Fees: $25 for the first category entered and $20 for every additional category entered for the same story
Winners’ Prizes: Winners in each category receive $75 cash prizes, gold medals, digital promotional stickers, social media coverage, literary exposure, story publication in an Anthology of Winners, and a complimentary copy of the Anthology of Winners. Three Grand Prize Winners will be selected from all entries and awarded $500 for 1st Prize, $300 for 2nd Prize and $200 for 3rd Prize and will be invited to attend the Next Generation Indie Book Awards gala ceremony.
Finalists’ Benefits: Finalists in each category are awarded digital promotional stickers, literary exposure, social media coverage and have their name and title of story mentioned in the Anthology of Winners. A copy of the Anthology of Winners is available to purchase at half price and silver medals are available to order.
Enter at: www.shortstoryawards.com