Write on, women
Mslexia has launched the Women’s Fiction Competition 2019, with prizes for novel, short story, flash fiction, and The Women’s Poetry and Pamphlets Competition.
The Women’s Fiction Competition:
• Flash Fiction. Enter stories up to 300 words to win a first prize of £500 and three runners-up prizes of £50. The judge is author and tutor Kathy Fish and the entry fee is £5 per flash fiction.
• Short Story. Enter short stories between 300 and 3,000 words. The first prize is £3,000 plus two optional extras: a writing retreat at Moniack Mhor and mentoring by an editor at Virago Press. Three other finalists will each win £100. The judge is author Irenosen Okojie, pictured right, and the entry fee is £10 per story.