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SUMMARY:Bristol Short Story Prize 2027
DESCRIPTION:Opportunity type: Prize\nFor: Writers\nDeadline: 08/01/27\nRewards: Up to £1,500 + publication\nLocation Eligibility: Worldwide \n\nAbout this opportunity\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Bristol Short Story Prize is seeking original, unpublished short stories of up to 4,000 words, in English and in any genre, from published and unpublished writers anywhere in the world. Run by the University of Bristol, the 2027 prize is open from 1 October 2026 to 8 January 2027. A longlist of 30 is chosen by readers, and the judges pick 15 stories for publication in the prize anthology, including the top three prize winners. Entries are read and judged anonymously, and winners are announced at the University’s Writers’ Day in summer 2027.\nThere is a fee for most entries, but a free low-income option is available online, limited to one per person and 250 places in total. Stories must be entirely the writer’s own work, and anything generated or co-created with AI tools is disqualified.\nRewards\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1st prize: £1,500\n2nd prize: £500\n3rd prize: £250\n£50 for each of the 12 other shortlisted writers\nPublication of all 15 shortlisted stories in the Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology (print and eBook), with a free paperback copy for each shortlisted author\nAuthors keep worldwide copyright; prizes are paid whether or not winners attend Writers’ Day\n\nEligibility\n\n\n\nOpen to all published and unpublished writers, anywhere in the world\nMust be over 16 on 8 January 2027\nEmployees and students of the University of Bristol cannot enter\nStory must be 4,000 words or fewer (title not counted; headings, subheadings and character names used to show perspective shifts are counted)\nMust be in English; translations are accepted only if the entrant translated their own original work without AI or anyone else’s help\nMust never have been published anywhere (print or online, including self-published, blogs and social media)\nMust not have been broadcast or won a prize in another competition on or before 1 July 2027\nMust be entirely the entrant’s own work; AI-generated or co-created entries are prohibited\nNo personal information in the story itself; double spaced, 12–14 point font, uploaded as .doc or .docx\nEntrants may submit as many stories as they like, each needing its own entry\n\nEntry Fee\n£14 per story (£18 with a PDF of the anthology Volume 18). Free for entrants for whom the fee is a barrier, one free entry per person, online only.\n\n\nHow to Apply \nApply using the link: Bristol Short Story Prize 2027\nAll questions regarding this opportunity should be sent to bristol-short-story-prize@bristol.ac.uk\n
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