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Short Story Competition

To enter this quarterly international contest from the WriteTime community you need to be aged 60 or older. Entries should run to no more than 1,500 words.

Prizes: £100, £50, £50.  Unsuccessful entrants receive brief feedback on their work.

Entry Fee: £5 for one, £10 for three.

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International Booker Prize

The Longlist 2026

The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran by Shida Bazyar

We Are Green and Trembling by Gabriela Cabezón Cámara

The Remembered Soldier by Anjet Daanje

The Deserters by Mathias Énard

Small Comfort by Ia Genberg

She Who Remains by Rene Karabash

The Director by Daniel Kehlmann

On Earth As It Is Beneath by Ana Paula Maia

The Duke by Matteo Melchiorre

The Witch by Marie NDiaye

Women Without Men by Shahrnush Parsipur

The Wax Child by Olga Ravn

Taiwan Travelogue by Yáng Shuāng-zǐ

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