2020 Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction

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The aim of the Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize is both to celebrate the best of new short fiction and to give winners the most visibility possible for their writing. They have teamed up with fourteen different literary and artistic institutions to offer not only a cash prize and writing retreats but to ensure that all shortlisters have the opportunity to be published in multiple print and online journals, have their work put in front of literary agents and perform in multiple countries.

First Prize: €1000, a week’s residency at the Civitella Ranieri Foundation, and a consultation with a Literary Agent from Andrew Nurnberg Associates.

Entry fee information: €20 for the first entry // €10 for every further entry (max. of five entries per person)

Learn about the Eligibility & Conditions of the competition here.