The Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize

The contest is organized by the Galley Beggar Press, a publishing company based in Norwich, England.

The competition is open to both unpublished and published writers, and from anywhere in the world.

The story must be written in English.

Submissions must be no longer than 6,000 words.

Stories that have been previously published (online or in print form) will not be eligible.

The winning author will receive a cash prize of £2,500. Shortlisted authors will each receive a cash prize of £200.

We are keen to encourage quality submissions, 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.