Writing – competition - 10th Anniversary BBC National Short Story Award

Open to UK residents and nationals who have a history of creative writing (i.e. you’ve been published professionally).

Prizes:

1^st - £15,000
2^nd - £3,000
3^rd, 4^th, 5^th - £500 each

Deadline: 25 February, 2015

Word-length – up to 8,000

Original and unpublished

Word document, 12pt font, double-spaced, without page numbers, front page included with the story title and word count; author’s name not to appear on the ms. Online entry preferred.

No fee.

Only one entry per writer.

Good luck!

See the website for full details: http://www.booktrust.org.uk/prizes/1