About the Next Generation Short Story Awards

The Next Generation Indie Book Awards is pleased to introduce a new not-for-profit international awards program for authors of short stories. This program is designed to celebrate the best short story writing and the creative minds behind the words. In it's inaugural year, the Next Generation Short Story Awards is open to all authors, even first time authors, in the U.S., Canada, or internationally who have an original short story (5,000 words or less) written in English that has not been previously published. Entries are now being accepted for the 2024 awards year. Learn more and enter online at shortstoryawards.com

Short Story Writing Workshop with Don Helin

Grand Prize Winners

All Grand Prize Winners receive a Gold Medal + their Story published in the Story Awards Anthology + receive a complimentary copy of the Anthology, as well as a Cash Prize:

1st Place

$500 Cash Prize

2nd Place

$300 Cash Prize

3rd Place

$200 Cash Prize

Category Winners

Winner of each of the
25+ categories

$75 Cash Prize
and Gold Medal + Story published in Anthology

Finalists (3 per category) in each of the
25+ categories

Author Name and Title of Story published in Anthology

To enter or for more information go to www.ShortStoryAwards.com