The 2012 Bristol Short Story Prize is open to all writers, UK and non-UK based, over 16 years of age.
Stories can be on any theme or subject and entry can be made online via the website or by post. Entries must be previously unpublished with a maximum length of 3,000 words (There is no minimum). The entry fee is £7 per story. The closing date for entries is March 31st 2012.
Prizes:
1st £1000 plus £150 Waterstone’s gift card
2nd £700 plus £100 Waterstone’s gift card
3rd £400 plus £100 Waterstone’s gift card
17 further prizes of £100 will be presented to the writers whose stories appear on the shortlist. All 20 shortlisted writers will have their stories published in the Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 5. The winning story will, also, be published in Bristol Review of Books and Venue magazine.
The 20 shortlisted writers will be invited to an awards ceremony in Bristol in July 2012 when the winners will be announced and the anthology launched.
The awards ceremony will be the final event of our 2nd ShortStoryVille festival.
Judging panel : Ali Reynolds (literary consultant, former Random House editor), Bidisha (writer, broadcaster, critic) Anna Britten (writer, journalist at Venue Magazine), Chris Wakling (novelist, Creative Writing tutor)
To mark the launch of our 2012 competition we are offering the Kindle format ebook version of our latest anthology for only £0.86p from amazon.co.uk and $1.33 from amazon.com.
This fantastic offer will be available until the end of October.
Full details at www.bristolprize.co.uk