The Bridport Prize – one of the most prestigious and popular competitions for UK writers – is open for entries for the 2016 award.
The Bridport Prize has four categories: short story, poetry, flash fiction and the Peggy Chapman Andrews novel award.
● Short story, judged by Tessa Hadley: For short stories up to 5,000 words. The first prize is £5,000, second £1,000, third £500 and ten highly commendeds each win £100.