The Trash
Calendar

Submissions always open at 9am and close at 8pm on the given dates. UK time.

2026

TRASH CAT LIT EVENT
AN EVENING OF READINGS FROM OUR 2025 ANTHOLOGY
Saturday 29th August
7pm to 9pm
Book slots HERE

SPECIAL CALL
1st – 10th September
JIMOTHY INSPIRED PROSE POEMS up to 300 words
Guidelines HERE

HALLOWEEN HORROR
27th September to 11th October
BIOHAZARD HORROR
Flash 100 to 1000
Guidelines HERE

WINTER GENERAL
1st to 14th November
WINTER STORIES
Flash 100-750
Short Stories up to 2000
Guidelines HERE
Mood Board HERE

WINTER POP-UP
1st to 14th December
HOW DID IT END?
Post-Apocalypse Stories
Fiction 300-2000
Guidelines HERE