All Winners and Finalists for the 2024 awards will be announced mid-May 2024. Only the Winners and Finalists will be notified by email of their placement. Please check our website at the end of May (2024) for a complete list of all Winners and Finalists for 2024! We recommend following us on our social media platforms for updates.
Entry deadline: February 27, 2025
Brought to you by the Next Generation Indie Book Awards (the largest book awards program in the world for self-published authors and independent publishers) and Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group
open to all short story authors worldwide
plus Gold Medals for all Winners
in a published Anthology for all Winners
and valuable literary recognition
for all Grand Prize Winners to attend the prestigious awards reception being held in conjunction with the Next Generation Indie Book Awards (NGIBA) awards gala
A brand new not-for-profit awards program open to authors writing short stories worldwide is now accepting entries written in English.
Enter by February 27, 2025 to take advantage of this exciting opportunity to have your short story considered for cash prizes, awards, exposure, and recognition as one of the top short stories written this year!
All stories must be submitted digitally (online) by February 27, 2025 to be entered into the 2025 Awards Year.
There will be 1 Winner and 3 Finalists in each of the 30+ categories and 3 Grand Prize Winners will be selected from all entries. Grand Prize Winners of the Short Story Awards will be invited to attend the Next Generation Indie Book Awards (NGIBA) annual awards gala to be honored for their winning stories.
All Grand Prize Winners receive a gold medal + an invitation to attend NGIBA awards gala + their story published in our 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
$75 cash prize and gold medal + Story published in Anthology + receive a complimentary copy of the Anthology
Name and Title of Story mentioned in Anthology
Pay and Enter: The 2025 entry fee is $25 per story for the first category entered and $20 for each additional category entered for the same story.
