German Flash Fiction Competition: Years 12 to 13

The Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages at the University of Oxford invites you to submit a piece of flash fiction in German to our competition. The piece should be no longer than 100 words. Please note that any entries longer than 100 words will not be accepted by our judging panel.

This form is limited to one submission per email address. Submitting the form more than once will delete the previous submission(s).

This form will close at March 31, 2026 at 12:00:00 PM UTC.

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Last name
Email address
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School Name
School Address
School Postcode
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Year Group	Year 12 (aged 16-17) Year 13 (aged 17-18)
Date of Birth	Year Month Day --
Gender	Male Female Other Prefer not to say
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Please check before submitting that you have chosen the correct file and are submitting an entry for German. Any erroneous uploads will not be considered by the judges.
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