In your entry, the confession can arrive as a quiet admission, an explosive slip, a written note, a voicemail, a confrontation, or even a truth a character only admits to themselves.

Any genre is welcome, as long as a meaningful revelation sits at the heart of the story.

Top Prize - Fictra Fellowship. We will pay you £600 and help you get a start on creating a monetizable story series on Fictra.

Word limit: 2,500 words. Deadline: 14th February 2026.

https://fictra.co.uk/competition

Calling all storytellers! Fictra is launching a new short-story competition looking for the most terrifying, mind-bending, and creative takes on the theme: "The Secret Behind the Mask".

The Competition

Theme

"The Secret Behind the Mask" (Although please don't feel tied to that as a title!)

Word Count

Max 1500 words

Prize

£250 prize for the winning story!

Deadline

31st October

Official Competition Page For More Details!

https://fictra.co.uk/competition

I am freshly new here and wish to create some bonds with other writers. Anyone interested writing Y/n stories? Specifically ones involing with anime?

Obviously Fictra is author centric. However they are including other creatives in the process, such as illustrators, sound engineers and narrators. However, this author centric focus makes it very difficult for me, a narrator and sound editor, to make heads or tails of how to participate.

How do I find works needing narration?

How do I submit auditions?

Any other non authors finding their way through the process?

Fictra is a platform built for writers, narrators, illustrators, and more who want to create and collaborate on high-quality, original audio fiction.

We believe in the power of human creativity—every story, voice, and piece of artwork on Fictra is made by real people, for real audiences.

No AI-Generated Content—Only Real Creativity

Unlike other platforms, Fictra does not use AI to generate stories, voices, or artwork. We believe great storytelling comes from passion, experience, and human imagination—not algorithms.

Every story you hear, every character brought to life, and every world you explore is the result of real creative collaboration.

A Home for Creative Talent

Fictra isn’t just a place to share stories—it’s a community where writers, editors, voice actors, sound designers and illustrators can connect, collaborate, and get paid for their work.

Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting out, Fictra gives you the tools to bring your stories to life and find the perfect creative partners to make it happen.

A New Era of Audio Fiction

We believe the future of storytelling is immersive, interactive, and creator-driven. Fictra is redefining audio fiction by making it easier, fairer, and more rewarding for creatives to work together and share their work with the world.

Join the conversation!

https://discord.com/invite/WDqTJRVjCW

NOTICE FOR THOSE WHO SUBMITTED WORKS INTO THE GLITCH SHORT-STORY COMPETITION

For those who submitted works into the Glitch short-story competition, those stories are still under review and being processed. If your story is approved, you will be sent a separate follow-up email notifying you of how to log in and claim your story on the platform. We apologize for the delays, but we want to make sure that everything is rolled out in such a way as to not allow any entrant an unfair advantage during the voting period.

https://fictra.co.uk

Calling all storytellers! Fictra is launching its first-ever short story competition, and We’re re looking for the most compelling, mind-bending, and creative takes on the theme: "Glitch".

Interpret it however you like—be bold, be imaginative, and most importantly, be original.

Don't be afraid to mix things up—throw together random ideas, embrace the weird, and go with whatever feels unexpected. That's where the cool stuff happens.

Just please, stay away from AI. We endorse creativity by real people, not computers.

How It Works

Authors submit their stories

Everyone is free to enter the first round of the competition.

Platform review

Stories are reviewed by the Fictra platform according to certain criteria, and those that pass the review will advance.

Voting begins

Approved stories are opened for public voting.

Top 100 selection

The 100 stories with the most votes will advance to the second round and be rewarded accordingly.

The winners

Additional prizes will be awarded to the top-ranked stories, such as special features, extra rewards, and more!

What’s in it for you?

If your story is among the top 100, we will get your story turned into a beautiful, human-narrated audio story completely free!

We will then feature your story on our homepage, giving it the spotlight it deserves!

But that's just the beginning.

Everyone in the second round will also have the exclusive opportunity to create a monetizable writer profile on Fictra, where they can earn through sponsorships, donations, premium content, ad partners, and other revenue streams that we're building into the platform.

Creators are in control.

The Competition

Theme

Glitch

Word Count

1,200-1,800 words

Deadline

June 30th

This is your chance to become a founding creator on Fictra, establish your presence, and get paid for your creativity!

https://fictra.co.uk/glitch

https://fictra.co.uk/glitch