Date
01/05/2019
The 2019 Bristol Short Story Prize is open for entries. The competition is open to all writers around the world
whether published or unpublished, UK or non-UK based.
The closing date for entries is midnight (BST) May 1st 2019.
20 stories will be shortlisted and published in Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 12.
The winner and 2 runners up will be selected from the shortlist and announced at an awards ceremony
in October 2019.
1st prize is £1,000, 2nd prize is £500, 3rd prize is £250. 17 further prizes of £100 will be presented
to the remaining shortlisted writers. All shortlisted writers will receive 2 free copies of the anthology.
Prizes will be sent to any writer on the shortlist who is unable to attend the awards ceremony.
The judging panel will be chaired by literary agent, Kate Johnson.
Kate will be joined on the panel by editor, Lucy Cowie, and writers Billy Kahora and Polly Ho-Yen.
For full details and rules on the 2019 Bristol Short Story Prize please see: https://www.bristolprize.co.uk/rules/
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