Creative writing competition: The Bristol Short Story Prize 2025

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06 November 2024
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The international contest has a £1,000 for the winner and is now run by Bristol University

The Bristol Short Story Prize is for original, unpublished short stories up to 4,000 words, in any genre or style. It is open to all writers, published and unpublished.

The first prize is £1,000, and there are second and third prizes of £500 and £250. Twelve further shortlisted writers will each win £50. All shortlisted entries will be published in Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Vol 17.

The entry fee is £9 per story. 250 free online entries are available for writers for whom the entry fee is a barrier to submitting.

The entry fee is £12.

The closing date is 31 January.

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For full details see the website.

 

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