The Longworth Editors Short Story Competition

18 August 2010
The Longworth Editors Short Story Competition
Deadline: 30 September 2010
Geographical Restrictions: open to all writers
Reading Fee: £10
Accepts (genre): short stories
Prize/Payment: £250

The Longworth Editors short story competition is open to all writers. The deadline is September 30th 2010 and the short listed stories will be given to a panel of authors and editors to read. The winner will receive £250 and the two runners up will each get £100.

Subject and word count

The stories should be loosely based on the theme of ‘Loss’ and can be no longer than 3,000 words.

Deadlines

The competition deadline is September 30th 2010. We will have a short list posted on this website by the end of October and a winner and runners up will be announced before Christmas.

How to enter

The entrance fee is £10. Please send your submission by email to competitions@longwortheditors.com, with ‘loss’ as the subject heading and you can pay online below, or request details to send a cheque.

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