Fableration Drops Entry Fee and Extends Deadline for Worlds Richest Short Story Competition
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — 25/9/2025 — In a move that reaffirms its commitment to democratising storytelling, Fableration has announced it is removing the entry fee for its Global Short Story Competition and extending the submission deadline to ensure all writers have time to take part.
The change comes in response to direct feedback from participants, including a writer who reached out privately to explain that the cost of entry “represents a genuine financial constraint for me at this time.”
Fableration’s CEO, Simon Harding, says the resulting decision was clear:
“We can’t claim to champion fairness in publishing and then price people out. That’s not the future we’re building.”
“When someone takes the time to explain why a fee is stopping them from entering, and they do it with that much gr...