Cymera, Scotland’s Festival of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Writing and Shoreline of Infinity, Scotland’s award-winning science fiction magazine are teaming up again to host our short story competition in our quest to discover the best of Scottish Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror writing.
The Awards
The competition is open to anyone living in Scotland or who identifies as Scottish by birth or inclination, aged 14 years or over on the submission deadline – 22nd March 2026.
Your story should be unpublished, and contain aspects of speculative writing, e.g. elements of science fiction, fantasy or horror.
The winning writer will be awarded £150.
Full details and entry form are available at Cymera-Shoreline of Infinity-SF Caledonia Prize for Speculative Short Fiction 2026