The Bridport Prize 2010

The Bridport Prize

which claims to be the richest open writing prize.

Open to all writers over 16 for unpublished work

Entry fee £6 for poems, £7 for short stories and £5 for flash fiction

Short Stories: 1st prize = £ 5,000  ($8,140 US$) 
Poems: 1st Prize = £ 5000 ( $8,140)
Flash Fiction (new): 1st Prize =£ 1000 ($1627 US)
 

 Closing date 30th June 2010

Judges: Zoe Heller for short stories and flash fiction, Michael Laskey for poetry.

Closing date for receipt of postal entries: 30th June 2010 5.30pm

Closing date for online entries: 30th June 2010 Midnight GMT

Maximum of 5000 words for short stories (no mimimum)

Maximum of 42 lines for poems (no minimum)

Maximum of 250 words for flash fiction (no minimum)

For details go to http://www.bridportprize.org.uk/