The Peter Wells Short Fiction Contest 2025

By Same Same | Posted: Tuesday Dec 17, 2024

Entries due 6 January 2025

The Peter Wells Short Fiction Contest is an opportunity for Aotearoa-based LGBTQIA+ authors.

The contest runs near the end of each year, and the winners are announced during the Samesame But Different festival in February.

First prize is $1,000 for the winning story, $500 for the runner-up and $500 for the best writing by a promising young writer aged under 25.

The contest is designed to encourage local authors to write new material exploring their LGBTQIA+ identity.

The contest is dedicated to the life and work of Samesame But Different founder Peter Wells, a writer, filmmaker and historian.