Driftwood Press 2025 Adrift Short Story Contest is open for submissions.

Submission Guidelines

• Open to international entries.
• Fiction only. 1,000-6,000 word limit.
• The work must not have been previously published.
• Submit works written in English only, no translations.
• Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but the work must be withdrawn if the story has been accepted elsewhere.

Judges: stories are considered by Driftwood editing staff (no outside readers); guest judge Kelly Link will read the finalists.

Entry fee: $30.00 USD. Each submitter will receive a free copy of a Driftwood Press fiction title of their choosing in the mail.

Prizes: 

• Winner will receive $500 dollars and five copies of the anthology in which the story appears. The winner will also have the opportunity to be interviewed about their work; the interview will be published alongside the story.

• If a runner-up is chosen, their work will be offered publication, an accompanying interview, $200, and five copies of the issue in which their work appears.

Deadline: July 15th, 2025.

All details, all submissions via their website.