Desperate Literature is a new international book shop in Madrid that sells used English books and a wide selection of books in European languages.
Interested in being a site for cultural exchange, Desperate Literature has launched a new literary award, the Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize. The competition, which is for fiction under 2,000 words, has a first prize of €2,000, a week’s residency at the Civitella Foundation and a consultation with a US literary agent from Foundry Literary + Media. Two runners up will each get €250, and the winners will be published in 3:AM, Structo and A Women’s Thing. The winners and shortlisted writers will be published in a limited edition Risograph booklet.
All submissions must be original and unpublished. Upload them as pdf documents through the online submission system. The writer’s name must not appear on the manuscript. Include a brief author biography (up to 250 words) in the appropriate submission field. The entry fee is €20 for the first piece of fiction and €10 for any subsequent entries. The closing date is 31 January.