Galley Beggar Press is inviting entries for its 2016/2017 Short Story Prize.
For this second year of the competition, the prize money has been raised to £1,000, with an alternative prize of year-long editorial support, which is what the 2015/2016 winner, Ríona Judge McCormack, chose. Galley Beggar Press was set up to support ambitious, groundbreaking work and was the initial publisher of Eimaer McBride’s A Girl is a Half-formed Thing. The stories of the winning, shortlisted and longlisted authors will be published as part of the Galley Beggar Singles Club.
The competition is for short stories up to 6,000 words. All entries must be original and unpublished.