Are you one of those poets or writers who don’t read the anthologies of the literary contests you enter? If so, how can you know the high standards expected of you? The Plaza Prizes Anthology 2 is an exciting showcase of contemporary world literature in English. It’s chock-full of 20 short stories, 20 poems, 10 prose poems, 30 flash fictions, and 3 winning novel extracts. The Trade Paperback and ebook versions are available for purchase in our Shop. Please click this link:

The Plaza Prizes approved 200 FREE bursaries over our first two years. We encourage writers who might not be earning much right now or writers from different communities to showcase their work. One entry per year in any literary contest for FREE. So, if you’re from an under-represented group, or not exactly Blackrocking it (as if), please do apply to enter for FREE.

Who wins Short Story contests? And why haven’t you, yet? Six talented winners of The Plaza Prizes have come together to give you their insights on ‘How to Write Winning Short Stories’: a 7-module course. You can purchase our Teachable course for ONLY £35.00 per month in our Shop, or using this link: