The London Short Story Prize 2019 from Spread the Word has a first prize of £1,000.
Now in its seventh year, The London Short Story Prize is for original, unpublished short stories up to 5,000 words by writers with a London postcode. The first prize is £1,000 and there are two runners-up prizes of £250. The winner’s story will be published in Open Pen London and the full longlist will have their stories published in the London Short Story Prize 2019 Anthology.