The London Short Story Prize is inviting entries of short fiction by London writers.
The competition, which is run by Spread the Word writer development agency, has a first prize of £1,000. The winning story will be published in print and online by Open Pen, and will feature in the London Story Prize Anthology 2016. Two highly commended entries will receive a paragraph of feedback from the judges, who are AL Kennedy, Irenosen Okojie and Juliet Mabey.
The competition is for original, unpublished short stories up to 5,000 words on any theme, by writers resident in London. Writers unsure if they have a London postcode are asked to check www.doogal.co.uk. Stories must be complete, ie must not be extracts from a longer work.