Send us your stories to raise money for Mary's Meals charity that feeds young people around the world

What we're looking for:

Flash fiction and creative non-fiction up to 1,000 words that explores what hunger means – there’s that empty growl in the pit of a stomach, but what about an all consuming desire for a better job, a different life altogether, or the craving for escape from a place, a state of mind, a way of being. Explore what it is to be hungry in all senses of the word.

Submission Guidelines:

• Word count: Up to 1,000 words
• Theme: Hunger
• Submission fee: FREE for all submissions
• Deadline: 20th September 2026

All submissions are free because this is about raising money for Mary's Meals. However, if you'd like to help cover the cost of the ISBNs we need to get this book listed with online retailers and real-life bookshops (£174 total), there's an optional donation when you submit. Any donations received will go towards these costs and if what we receive exceeds the amount needed, it will be donated to Mary's Meals.