Submissions now open for the Katherine Mansfield Sparkling Prose Award 2026

By Ōtepoti He Puna Auaha | Dunedin UNESCO City of Literature | Posted: Monday Jul 06, 2026

Open until August 14, this competition calls for works of fiction up to 1888 words – a reference to the year of Mansfield’s birth.

This year, the theme is ‘wild places’. All submissions must follow the theme, however loosely. Submit your best 1888 words in any form – short story or hybrid or another imaginative form.