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2023 Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize
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The Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize is awarded to an original work of fiction under 2000 words.

The competition is organized by Desperate Literature, an international bookshop in Madrid, Spain.

Entry fees: €20 for the first entry and €10 for each subsequent entry.

First prize: 1,500 € and a 7-day stay at the Civitella Ranieri artist’s residency in Umbria, Italy.
PURORRELATO micro-story contest
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The competition is open to anyone over the age of 18.

The theme is free, although the micro-stories should be related to Africa in some way.

The competition is free to enter.

• 1st Prize: 750 €
• 2nd Prize: 375 €
• 3rd Prize: 225 €
2024 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize
DescriptionThe Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize is an annual short fiction competition organized by the Australian Book Review.

Entries must be a single, original story of 2,000 to 5,000 words.

Entry fee: AU$ 30

• 1st prize: AU$ 6,000
• 2nd prize: AU$ 4,000
• 3rd prize: AU$ 2,500

Deadline: 22 April 2024

2023 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize
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The Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize is an annual short fiction competition organized by the Australian Book Review.

Entries must be a single, original story of 2,000 to 5,000 words.

Entry fee: AU$ 30

• 1st prize: AU$ 6,000
• 2nd prize: AU$ 4,000
• 3rd prize: AU$ 2,500
Bath Short Story Award 2023
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Entrants must be 16 years or over.

Stories can be on any theme or subject but must be original and written in English. Maximum length is 2,200 words.

There is a fee of £9 for each story.

• 1st prize: £1,200
• 2nd prize: £300
• 3rd prize: £100
2023 Bristol Short Story Prize
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The competition is open to all published and unpublished writers. Entrants must be over 16 years old.

Stories can be on any theme or subject. The maximum length of submissions is 4,000 words.

The entry fee is £9.

• 1st prize is £1,000
• 2nd prize is £500
• 3rd prize is £250

20 stories will be published in Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 15
2024 Earth.Org Photography Competition
DescriptionThe competition is open to anyone.

There are two categories:
• Wildlife in Peril;
• Climate Action.

You can submit a maximum of 3 photos in each category.

The competition is free to enter.

The overall winner will receive US$ 500.
F(r)iction Writing Contests – Spring 2023
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The competition is open to writers over the age of thirteen.

Categories: Short Story, Flash Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction.

Entry fees: from $10 to $15.

Prizes:
• Short Story: $1,000
• Flash Fiction: $300
• Poetry: $300
• Creative Nonfiction: $1,000
XIII Photography Contest AFRICA FOCUS
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The competition is open to anyone over the age of 18.

This year's theme is "Public spaces in Africa". You may submit a maximum of 5 photographs.

The competition is free to enter.

• First prize: 1,000 €
• Second prize: 500 €
• Third prize: 300 €
Earth.Org Global Wildlife & Natural World Photography Competition 2023
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The competition is open to anyone.

There are three categories:
• Wildlife in Peril;
• Human Impacts on the Environment;
• Climate Action.

You can submit up to a maximum of 3 photos per category.

The competition is free to enter.

The overall winner will receive $1,000 USD.