Call For Entries: The Guardian and 4th Write Short Story Prize | €1,000 Cash Prize & Publication — Pawners Paper

The Guardian announces its 4th Estate Short Story Prize, an annual contest that has been dedicated to writers of colors and has been running for years

Call For Entries: The Guardian and 4th Write Short Story Prize | €1,000 Cash Prize & Publication On The Guardian Website

The Guardian announces its 4th Estate Short Story Prize, an annual contest which has been dedicated to writers of colors and has been running for five years now.

According to the Guradian, 

as Black Lives Matter protests and the subsequent boom in reading lists and publishers’ statements showed, more than ever, that UK publishing must do more to elevate and celebrate a more diverse range of voices in literature – every year, not just when it is in the news.

Back with a new name, The 4th Write Short Story prize, a call for entries is therefore made to writers to submit their best works for the 2021 edition.

Thus, interested unpublished writers of colours are invited to submit a short story of up to 6,000 words to compete to win a cash prize of €1,000.

Judges

The judges announced to judge the short stories to be submitted are Nelle Andrew, literary agent at Rachel Mills Literary; Liv Little, writer and founder of gal-dem; poet and playwright Inua Ellams; Aimée Felone, co-founder of the publisher Knights Of; Anna Kelly, the editorial director at 4th Estate; and Claire Armitstead, the Guardian’s associate culture editor.

In previous years, the prize has gone to writers including Kandace Siobhan Walker, who won last year for her story Deep Heart, a poignant exploration of kinship and community, and the 2019 winner Yiming Ma, for his deeply melancholy story, Swimmer of Yangtze.

The submission for the 4th Write Short Story Prize is open until April 30, 2021.

The longlist will be announced on 24 June, with the shortlist revealed on 22 July.

The winner of the contest will be announced on 2 September and will receive £1,000, a one-day publishing workshop at 4th Estate, and see the publication of their story on the Guardian website.

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Submission Guidelines For The Guardian 4th Write Short Story Prize

Ensure you follow the guidelines in order to avoid the possibility of disqualification.

Submit a short story of up to 6,000 words to www.4thEstate.co.uk/PRIZE. All queries can be sent to 4thWritePrize@harpercollins.co.uk

For more enquires, check the guardian website

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