Mslexia – the women’s writing magazine – have launched their 2012 short story competition. Your story can be up to 2,200 words in length and can be on any subject. Only women can enter this competition sadly. The head judge this year is Tessa Hadley.
Tessa has written four novels and a couple of short story collections. She says “There’s no recipe for a good short story – in fact, they need to be unexpected, surprising. The most familiar material can be surprising if it’s seen freshly.”
The prizes are as follows:
- 1st Prize: £2,000 plus a week’s writing retreat at Chawton House Library* and a day with a Virago editor**
- 2nd Prize: £500, 3rd Prize: £250
- Three other finalists win £100 each.
All winning stories will be published in issue 54 of Mslexia.
CLOSING DATE: 19 March 2012
Please make sure you read the competition rules thoroughly before entering.
* The Chawton House Library (CHL) retreat is accommodation only: dates to be agreed between CHL and the competition winner.
** The day with a Virago editor: date to be agreed between Virago and the competition winner.
Both of these additional prizes are optional. The winner is responsible for any other expenses involved with attending the CHL retreat and the day with the Virago editor, i.e., travel, food etc. The prizes must be taken by 31 May 2013.
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