Rules

BRISTOL SHORT STORY PRIZE - RULES

1. Closing date for receipt of entries is 31st March 2008.

2. The maximum length of submissions is 3,000 words. There is no minimum length.

3. Entries will only be accepted as printed typescript, in English. Email entries will not be accepted. Please send your entry/entries to : Bristol Short Story Prize, 81g, Pembroke Rd., Clifton, BS8 3EA.

4. Authors may enter as many stories as they like. There is a fee of £7.00 for each story submitted. Cheques must be from a UK bank and should be payable to the Bristol Review of Books. Each submission must be accompanied by an entry form. Further entry forms may be photocopied or downloaded from this website.

5. Entries will not be returned. Please keep a copy. No corrections or alterations can be made after receipt, and no fees can be refunded.

6. Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have been published or broadcast.

7. Entries will be judged anonymously; entrants’ names should only appear on the entry form and not anywhere on their stories/manuscripts.

8. If you require acknowledgement of receipt of your entry then please enclose a stamped addressed postcard marked ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

9. All authors must agree to have their work published in the Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology should they be one of the 20 finalists. Authors will retain copyright on their work. Each of the shortlisted authors will receive 2 free copies of the Anthology and will be able to purchase further copies at a discount of 35% from the Bristol Review of Books. In addition, a 12.5% royalty on the net revenues of the Anthology’s sales will be distributed between the contributors. All remaining profits from the sale of the Anthology will go to the Bristol Review of Books and to its designated causes.

10. No competitor may win more than one prize. The judges’ decision is final and no individual correspondence will be entered into. Judges are unable to comment on individual entries.

11. Prizes for 2008 are: 1st £300, 2nd £200, 3rd £100.

12. The list of prize-winners will be displayed on the website after the prize giving ceremony in June. Prizes will be awarded on 28 June 2008.

13. Entry implies an acceptance of all the Bristol Short Story Prize rules. Failure to comply with the entry requirements will result in disqualification.