Mslexia Women's Short Story Competition
WOMEN'S SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2015
For stories of up to 2,200 words in length on any subject.
1st prize: £2,000
Plus two optional extras: a week's writing retreat at Tŷ Newydd Writers’ Centre*, and a day with a Virago editor*
2nd prize £500
3rd prize £250
Three other finalists each receive £100
All winning stories will be published in Mslexia magazine
Judge: Alison MacLeod
Closing date: 16 March 2015
Please read the competition rules before entering.
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About the 2015 judge
Alison MacLeod is a novelist, short story writer and essayist. Her novel Unexploded (Hamish Hamilton/Penguin Books), was long-listed for the 2013 Man-Booker Prize and selected as one of The Observer’s 'Books of the Year'. She is also the author of the short story collection Fifteen Modern Tales of Attraction (Penguin, 2007). In 2008 she was awarded the Society of Authors’ Prize for Short Fiction, in 2011 she was shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award, and in 2012 she was long-listed for The International Sunday Times EFG Short Story Awards. Alison is also Professor of Contemporary Fiction at the University of Chichester
*The Tŷ Newydd retreat is accommodation only; dates should be agreed between Tŷ Newydd and the competition winner. The date of the Virago mentoring session should be agreed between Virago and the competition winner. The winner is responsible for any other expenses involved with attending the Tŷ Newydd retreat and the day with a Virago editor, i.e. travel, food, etc. The prizes must be taken by 31 May 2016.
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