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The London Magazine Short Story Competition
The London Magazine is excited to announce a competition to find the best short stories – in English – from anywhere in the world.
With a prize fund of £1,000, a prestigious award ceremony taking place at the Houses of Parliament and the opportunity to see your work published in the UK’s oldest cultural journal, now is the time to send your creative short fiction to our expert panel of judges.
The London Magazine has always been proud to champion the short story, a difficult yet exciting literary form, and has launched many important literary careers. This is the chance for your writing to be assessed by our editorial board.
First prize: £500
Second prize: £300
Third prize: £200
The winning story will be published in an issue of The London Magazine, both in print and online.
The closing date for postal entries is 26 October 2012.
The closing date for email entries is 31 October 2012.
The entry fee is £15 per story. There is no limit to the number of stories submitted.
- We will consider short stories of up to 4,000 words in length (no flash fiction). The title is NOT included in the word count.
- The competition is open to everyone: it is not restricted to those who live in the UK.
- Prize-winners will be notified in writing by the 8 January 2013.
- The winners will be announced at The London Magazine Winter Party at the House of Commons on 22 January 2013.
Please refer to The London Magazine before submitting your work to see the type of material we publish.
The competition will be judged by:
Cathy Galvin, Alison MacLeod, Derwent May and
Steven O’Brien, Editor
For more information, check here http://thelondonmagazine.org/about/tlm-short-story-competition/
