Mary Scott writes…..
I am a writer of flash fiction, short stories and more.
I live in the UK in the beautiful West Country county of Somerset.
If you would like to read or hear further examples of my work
CONTACT ME HERE
My recent writing competition successes
plus details of where my work has been published or performed
Oxford Flash Fiction Prize – Greats in Flash 2026 – October 2026
73 silly little worries which once hung over my head
Shortlisted and selected for publication in anthology
Theme for 2026 competition 34: The Critical Raw Materials Shaping our Future
Shortlisted – Further details here
Longlisted – Further details here
Competition details Oxford Flash Fiction Prize – Greats in Flash
Liars’League London – Rage and Bone Halloween Tales – October 2026
Whispers – A ghost story
Longlisted for performance at The Phoenix Basement Bar, Cavendish Square, London 13th October
Further details here
Fossway Writers Flash Fiction Competition – September 2026
Why the cat’s bell ends up in the attic – A piece of Flash Fiction
Highly commended
Further details here
Writing Magazine Crime Short Story Competition – August 2026
Unseen – A Short Story developed from a short story performed at the Fresh Fiction Novel Nights Crime Short Story Evening
The David Hall, South Petherton, Somerset on March 2025
Shortlisted
FFF Free Flash Fiction Competition Number 34 – July 2026
On Boxing Day Afternoon – A piece of Flash Fiction
Longlisted here
Wildfire Words Flash Fiction 150 Competition 2026 – July 2026
Not a Devourer – A piece of Flash Fiction submitted as an audio performance
Runner up
Published in the online FF150 Anthology 2026 you can read and listen to my story here
Parracombe Prize 2026 – May 2026
The Lifetime Cleanse – A Short Story
Shortlisted and published in the Parracombe Prize 2026 Anthology
You can purchase the anthology here
WriteTime Short Story Competition 2026 – May 2026
The Fence – A Short Story
Runner Up
Published on the WriteTime website and you can read my story here
Brick Lane Bookshop Prize 2026 – March 2026
Wool – A Short Story
Longlisted here
A ticketed event of my prose and poetry created and performed for the National Trust – 23rd September 2025
Footsteps of Inspiration: Celebrating Creativity on the Coleridge Way
A performance of writing inspired by walking the 51 mile long Coleridge Way
Performed in Coleridge Cottage, Nether Stowey, Somerset on 23rd September 2025 where Samuel Taylor Coleridge once lived
Fresh Fiction Novel Nights Crime Night – March 2025
Unseen – a Short Story
Selected for performance at The David Hall, South Petherton, Somerset on 7th March 2025
The Page is Printed Short Story Competition 2025 – February 2025
Moving On – A Short Story
Highly Commended
Performed in the Tacchi Morris Arts Centre theatre, Monkton Heathfield, Taunton, Somerset on 15th February 2025
You can read my story here
Scottish Book Trust – May 2024
A 50 word flash fiction story featuring a diary
Winner
You can read my short story here