Creative writing competition: The Plaza Short Story Prize 2025

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09 December 2024
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Win a £4,000 first prize for short stories up to 5,000 words

The Plaza Short Story Prize is inviting entries of original, unpublished short stories up to 5,000 words.

There is a first prize of £4,000 and second and third prizes of £300 and £100. The top ten shortlisted entries will be published in the Plaza Prizes Anthology 3, which will be launched at the awards ceremony in 2025. The judge is Damon Galgut.

All entries must be original, unpublished short fiction, and may be in any style or form.

The entry fee is £15 for the first entry and £12 for any subsequent entries, or three entrues for £22.50.

The closing date is 30 April.

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For full details see the website.

 

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