"Get on with it. There are people who 'talk book', and there are people who 'write book': talking writers, and writing writers." - Arthur Hailey
Write Time
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.
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