2011 Rules and Prize Details
20 stories will be shortlisted.
The 20 shortlisted writers will be invited to an awards ceremony in Bristol on July 16th 2011 when the winners will be announced and the BSSP Anthology Volume 4 will be launched. Prizes and anthologies will be sent to any shortlisted writer unable to attend the awards ceremony.
Prizes :
Ist- £1000 plus £150 Waterstone’s gift card
2nd- £700 plus £100 Waterstone’s gift card
3rd- £400 plus £100 Waterstone’s gift card
The other 17 writers who feature on the shortlist will be presented with a cheque for £100.
All 20 shortlisted stories will be published in both print and ebook versions of Volume 4 of the Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology.
The closing date for entries is March 31st 2011.
The maximum number of words for each story is 3,000.
There is an entry fee of £7 for each story submitted.
Stories can be on any theme or subject and are welcome in any style including graphic, verse or genre-based (crime, thriller, science fiction, fantasy, romance, historical etc.).
While there is a maximum word count of 3,000, it should be pointed out that there is no minimum.
Rules
1. Closing date for receipt of entries is 31st March 2011.
2. Entrants must be over 16 years old.
3. The maximum length of submissions is 3,000 words. There is no minimum length. Stories can be on any theme or subject and are welcome in any style whether it be graphic, verse or genre-based (crime, science fiction, fantasy, historical, romance, YA etc.) .
4. Entries can be made online or by post. There is no geographical restriction on entry- the Bristol Short Story Prize is open to everyone, whether they are based in the UK or outside the UK. All entries should be in English. Postal entries will only be accepted as printed typescripts. Please send postal entry/entries to : Bristol Short Story Prize, Unit 5.16, Paintworks, Bath Road Bristol BS4 3EH
5. Authors may enter as many stories as they like. There is a fee of £7.00 for each story submitted. Payment for online entries should be made via the website. Payment for postal entries should be made by cheque. Cheques must be from a UK bank and should be made payable to ‘Bristol Short Story Prize Ltd.’. Each postal submission must be accompanied by an entry form.
6. Entries will not be returned. Please keep a copy. No corrections or alterations can be made after receipt.
7. Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have been previously published or broadcast or placed in another writing competition. Any entry found to have been plagiarised will be disqualified. Simultaneous submissions are welcome - but please let us know as soon as possible if a story is to be published elsewhere or is to be placed in another writing competition.
8. Entries will be judged anonymously; entrants names should only appear on the entry form and not anywhere on their stories/manuscripts. The stories/manuscripts should be free of all personal information about the author. This includes age and address.
9. If you require acknowledgement of receipt of your postal entry then please enclose a stamped addressed postcard marked ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Online entries will be acknowledged by email.
10. All entrants must agree to have their work published in the Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 4, in both print and ebook formats, should they be one of the authors of the 20 shortlisted stories. Authors will retain worldwide copyright on their work (including film and dramatic rights) but Bristol Short Story Prize has first publication rights to publish the 20 shortlisted stories in the Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 4, in both print and ebook formats. All entrants must, also, agree to have their story published in Bristol Review of Books magazine and Venue magazine if it wins the 2011 Bristol Short Story Prize.
11. Each of the shortlisted authors will receive 2 free copies of the print version of Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 4 and will be able to purchase further copies at a discount of 50%. All 20 shortlisted writers will receive an equal share of royalties of 12.5 % on net sales of both print and ebook versions of the Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 4. All remaining profits from the sale of the BSSP Anthology Vol. 4 will go towards developing ShortStoryVille, our short story festival, our schools' project and funding help for the Bristol Review of Books.
12. No competitor may win more than one prize. Entries will be read by a panel of professional publishers, reviewers and published writers. They will select a longlist of 40 for the named judging panel. The judging panel will select the 20 stories to be published in the Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 4 and the top 3 prize winning stories. The judges decision is final and no individual correspondence will be entered into. Judges are unable to comment on individual entries.
13. Prizes for 2011 are: 1st-£1000 plus £150 Waterstone’s Gift Card, 2nd -£700 plus £100 Waterstone’s Gift Card, 3rd -£400 plus £100 Waterstone’s Gift Card. Each of the 17 remaining shortlisted finalists will receive a cheque for £100.
14. Prizes will be awarded on 16th July 2011 and will be sent to any of the 20 finalists who are unable to attend the awards ceremony. The list of prize-winners will be displayed on the website within one week after the awards ceremony.
15. Any entrant wishing to withdraw a story from the competition before the closing date of March 31st 2011 will receive a full refund. Please contact us by email. We will not be able to refund any withdrawn stories after the closing date of March 31st 2011.
16. Entry implies an acceptance of all the Bristol Short Story Prize rules. Entries that fail to comply with the entry rules and requirements will be disqualified.
