The Moth Short Story Prize 2019
The Moth Short Story Prize is an important date on the literary calendar. Every year, a single judge is asked to choose three winning stories to feature in the autumn issue of The Moth.
Previous judges include Kevin Barry, Belinda McKeon, John Boyne, Donal Ryan, Martina Evans and Mike McCormack.
This year’s judge is Kid de Waal, who worked for fifteen years in criminal and family law and was a magistrate for several years before becoming a full-time writer. Her writing has received numerous awards, including the Bridport Flash Fiction Prize 2014 and 2015 and the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year and has been shortlisted for the Costa First Book Award, the Desmond Elliott Prize and the British Books Awards Debut Novel of the Year. 1st prize €3,000
2nd prize week-long writing retreat at Circle of Misse in France plus €250 travel stipend
3rd prize €1,000
The Prize is open to anyone (over 16) as long as the work is original and previously unpublished. There is a word limit of 5,000. The entry fee is €15 per story. Closing 30 June 2019.
Previous judges include Kevin Barry, Belinda McKeon, John Boyne, Donal Ryan, Martina Evans and Mike McCormack.
This year’s judge is Kid de Waal, who worked for fifteen years in criminal and family law and was a magistrate for several years before becoming a full-time writer. Her writing has received numerous awards, including the Bridport Flash Fiction Prize 2014 and 2015 and the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year and has been shortlisted for the Costa First Book Award, the Desmond Elliott Prize and the British Books Awards Debut Novel of the Year. 1st prize €3,000
2nd prize week-long writing retreat at Circle of Misse in France plus €250 travel stipend
3rd prize €1,000
The Prize is open to anyone (over 16) as long as the work is original and previously unpublished. There is a word limit of 5,000. The entry fee is €15 per story. Closing 30 June 2019.
LINKS:
ENTER ONLINE: http://www.themothmagazine.co.uk/mothstory/story1.asp
DOWNLOAD ENTRY FORM: http://www.themothmagazine.com/a1-page.asp?ID=2784&page=28
RULES: http://www.themothmagazine.com/a1-page.asp?ID=3056&page=34
PREVIOUS WINNERS: http://www.themothmagazine.com/a1-page.asp?ID=5794&page=38
DOWNLOAD ENTRY FORM: http://www.themothmagazine.com/a1-page.asp?ID=2784&page=28
RULES: http://www.themothmagazine.com/a1-page.asp?ID=3056&page=34
PREVIOUS WINNERS: http://www.themothmagazine.com/a1-page.asp?ID=5794&page=38
IN SHORT:
1stprize €3,000, 2ndprize a week-long writing retreat at Circle of Misse in France plus €250 travel stipend, 3rdprize €1,000. The Moth Short Story Prize is open to anyone (over 16) as long as their story is previously unpublished. The word limit is 5,000 and there is an entry fee of €15 per story. This year’s judge is award-winning story writer and novelist Kit de Waal. Closing 30 June 2019. See www.themothmagazine.comfor details.
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