The 2010 ASHAM AWARD: Ghost or Gothic?
First prize: £1,000
Second prize: £500
Third prize: £300
Nine runners-up will receive £100 each
Deadline: 30 September 2010
Maximum length: 4000 words
The Asham Award was set up by the Asham Literary Endowment trust in 1995 to encourage and promote new writing. It is open to women over 18 of any nationality, provided they are resident in the United Kingdom and have not previously had a novel or a book of short stories published. The prize money totals over £3,000. There is no set theme.
It is the only short story competition whose winners and runners-up are published alongside some of our best known women writers. Past collections have included specially commissioned stories by Carol Shields, Michèle Roberts, Barbara Trapido, Patricia Duncker, Helen Simpson, Helen Dunmore, Deborah Moggach. Margaret Atwood and A.L. Kennedy. Between 700 and 950 writers enter each Asham award.
The prize is offered every two years.
Details here.
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