The The Bath Short Story Award welcomes short stories by writers from around the world on all subjects and themes.

The judge is award winning novelist and short story champion, Sophie Haydock.

Prizes

• First- £1200
• Second – £300
• Third – £100
• Best story by an unpublished writer – a local prize voucher of £50 and the £100 Acorn Award

We are keen to encourage quality, so suggest writers to check their stories before submitting using Prowritingaid. They have free and paid versions and are the best writing software we know to help improve grammar, readability and check for repetition, ‘sticky’ sentences and suggest alternatives.