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Bath Short Story Award 2023

mon24aprAll DayBath Short Story Award 2023InternationalCategoryShort StoryEntry Fee£9 Max word count2,200 Top Prize£1,200

Event Details

The competition is organized by Jude Higgins, Jane Riekemann and Alison Woodhouse.

Stories can be on any theme or subject but must be original and written in English. They must also be for adult or young adult readers. Non-fiction and fiction written for children under 13 years is not eligible. Entrants must be 16 years or over.

Maximum length is 2,200 words.

Entries must not have been previously published in print or online, been broadcast or won a prize.

The competition will be judged by Farhana Shaikh, writer, teacher and Managing Editor of Dahlia Books UK indpendendent publisher of regional and diverse fiction.

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