Mslexia 2013 Women’s Short Story Competition closes 18th March 2013

The 2013 Mslexia Women’s Short Story Competition is for previously unpublished stories of up to 2,200 words by women writers.

Judged by Janice Galloway, the first prize is £2,000 plus a week’s writing retreat at Chawton House Library and a day with a Virago editor. Second prize is £500 and third prize is £250, with three other finalists winning £100 each. 

All winning stories will be published in issue 58 of Mslexia, published in June 2013. Deadline for submissions: 18th March with a £10 entry fee per story. 
 
For more information and to enter, see www.mslexia.co.uk/shortstory.