The Next Generation Short Story Awards is a not-for-profit international awards program for authors of short stories. Now in its fourth year, the Short Story Awards is accepting entries for the 2027 awards year.

  • Submissions accepted: Original unpublished short stories and poems in English (5,000 words or less)
  • Categories: 30+
  • Entry Fee: $25 for the first category and $20 for every additional category entered for the same story
  • Deadline: Thursday, January 28, 2027
  • Winners’ Prizes: Winners in each category receive $75 cash prizes, gold medals, digital stickers, social media coverage, literary exposure, and story inclusion in a digital Anthology of Winners available complimentary for all. 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 given digital stickers, literary exposure, and author’s name and title of story mentioned in the Anthology of Winners.