​​Requires the author’s original work 

Writing must be in English  

This is an international Short Story contest 

The winners will receive: First Place $500, Second Place $250 and third place $150 

All finalists will be considered for publication in our Anthology 

Submissions should not exceed 3,500 words in length and has to be original unpublished fiction /

nonfiction, typed and double-spaced. 

The theme “President Donald Trump” copyright remains the property of the author. 

There is no submission fee but yap a reading fee of $20. 

Note: Do not include your name anywhere on the manuscript only on the cover sheet 

You can have an acknowledgments page. 

If your written work was accepted elsewhere, please let us know 

No age restriction 

Deadlines and Entry Fees:  Toronto Talk Show Short Story contest opens October 15 through to January 30th  

Your Stories must be submitted in these format, Microsoft Word Document format or as a Microsoft Word .docx or .pdf, as an attachment. We will not accept your story in the body of an email.

 Pay the reading fee: Pay using PayPal. A PayPal account is not required. A link will be provided. 

All submission must have a cover sheet that includes the writer’s name, the title of the story, your complete mailing address, phone number and e-mail address, and the word count of the submitted work.   

Submit as often as you want but each submission is $20. 

Again! Authors own the right to their work. 

Let’s have some fun, write on!