Costa Short Story Award call for entries

Entry is now open for the Costa Short Story Award. The award is for a previously unpublished short story of up to 4,000 words written in English by an author aged 18 years or over. 

Entrants need not have been previously published but publishers and agents may submit entries on behalf of authors. 

The winner will be announced at the Costa Book Awards ceremony on 28th January 2014 and will receive £3,500, the runner-up will receive £1,500, while the author in third place will receive £500. 

Deadline for submissions: 2nd August 2013. 

For more information and to enter, go to www.costabookawards.com.