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Short Stories
5000 words maximum (no minimum)
2010 Judge: Zoë Heller
1st = £5000 (approx. 8300 US$, 5589 Euro)
2nd = £1000 (approx. 1660 US$, 1117Euro)
3rd = £500 (approx. 830 US$, 558 Euro)
10 supplementary prizes of £50 each
The winning stories and shortlist will be read by leading London
literary agents with a view to representing writers.
The winning stories (those eligible) are submitted to the National
Short Story Prize, worth £15k
and the Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award, worth £25k
Fee
£7 per story
Judging
All entries are judged anonymously. Amateur and professional
writers compete on an equal footing. This year's judge is Zoe Heller Past Judges
Anthology
The winning stories, poems and flash fiction will be published in the Bridport
Prize 2010 anthology
The Dorset award
An additional £100 and a perpetual trophy is awarded to the
best local (Dorset, UK) winner or runner up The Dorset Award
Prizegiving
All winners are invited to a Prizegiving Lunch on 31st October 2010 in Bridport, Dorset. Prizegiving
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