Who may enter
The competition is open to all published and unpublished writers. Entrants must be over 16 years old.
Short description
The competition is organized by the Department of English at the University of Bristol.
“ Stories can be on any theme or subject and are welcome in any style including graphic, verse or genre-based (e.g. Crime, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Historical, Horror, Romance, Children’s, etc.).
The maximum length of submissions is 4,000 words, there is no minimum length.
All entries must be in English.
Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have been previously published, in print or online, or broadcast or won a prize in another writing competition.
Entry fee
The entry fee is £12.
Prizes
• 1st prize: £1,000
• 2nd prize: £500
• 3rd prize: £250
• Each of the 12 remaining shortlisted writers will receive £50.
15 shortlisted stories will be published in Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 17.
