Prize Details for 2009

The 2009 competition is now closed. A big thank you to all those that have entered.

” What am I looking for? A well crafted story full of originality; something that takes me to another place.”- Mike Manson, Chair of the judging panel.

20 stories will be shortlisted.

The 20 shortlisted writers will be invited to an awards ceremony hosted by Waterstone’s in the centre of Bristol when the winners will be announced and the 2009 Anthology launched.

Prizes :

Ist- £500 plus £150 Waterstone’s gift card

2nd- £350 plus £100 Waterstone’s gift card

3rd- £ 200 plus £100 Waterstone’s gift card

The other 17 writers who feature on the shortlist will be presented with a cheque for £50.

All 20 shortlisted stories will be published in the 2009 Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology.

The winning story will also be published in Bristol Review of Books magazine.

The closing date for entries is March 31st 2009.

The maximum number of words for each story is 3,000.

There is an entry fee of £7 for each story submitted.

Stories can be on any theme or subject and are welcome in any style whether it be graphic, verse or genre-based.