Writers Magazine 2008

The inaugural Mslexia Short Story Competition

Closing date 23 January

Entry fee £8

Open to all women across the world

Judge: Helen Simpson

1st Prize £2,000 plus a one-week writing retreat* at Chawton House Library (accommodation only) and a day with a Virago editor**

2nd prize £500

3rd prize £250

3 other finalists will win £100 each

Stories should be up to a maximum of 2,200 words and can be on any topic or theme, but they must be written in English.

All winning stories will be published in Mslexia magazine and they will also be read by Carole Blake from Blake Friedmann Literary Agency.

 

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