Who may enter
The competition is open to anyone over the age of 18.
Short description
The competition is organized by Desperate Literature, an international bookshop in Madrid, Spain.
“ The aim of the Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize is both to celebrate the best of new short fiction and to give winners the most visibility possible for their writing. That’s why we’ve teamed up with fourteen different literary and artistic institutions to not only offer cash prizes and writing retreats but also to ensure that all our shortlisters have the opportunity to be published in multiple print and online journals, have their work put in front of literary agents, and present their stories in multiple countries.
Submissions must be previously unpublished works of fiction of up to 2000 words and must be in English.
Shortlist Judges: Mariana Enríquez, Henry Hoke, Ottessa Moshfegh.
Entry fees
The entry fee is €20 for the first submission and €10 for each subsequent submission.
Prizes
• First Prize: €2,000 and a week’s residency at the Civitella Ranieri Foundation
• Runner-up Prizes (2): €1,000
