​​​To enter our competition to read your story at the Winter '26 edition of Scratch A4, complete these two simple steps...
1) Buy this Contestant Entry ticket. You will receive a Confirmation email.
2) Forward this Confirmation email - attaching your <1000 word story - to ScratchA4entries@gmail.com 
Please take your name off the document itself 
Submissions close: Midnight Saturday 26th October
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Scratch A4 Winter '26 will be held in London on the evening of Saturday 5th December.
If your story is chosen in the shortlist of six, you will need to be able to get to London that evening - even if you're not shortlisted, we really do recommend you come along anyway for a night of wonderment and good cheer.