Writers worldwide can submit their best stories to the Global Short Stories Competition, a contest held every month by Certys Limited, a media company, and supported by the Darlington Arts Centre in England. Deadline: end of each month.

The organizers are looking for untold stories from anywhere in the world. Each month a winning story receives a cash prize of UK£100 (about US$150) and is published on the contest’s Web site. At the end of 12 months, each winner will be considered for an annual cash prize of UK£250 (about US$375).

Entries on any theme must be no more than 2,000 words and be written in English. There is a UK£5 (about US$7.50) entry fee per story.

Stories can be submitted online at http://www.globalshortstories.net/upload.html. For more information, visit http://www.globalshortstories.net/index.html.