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SHORT STORY COMPETITIONS

The Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize 2023/24

The international short fiction contest has a £2,500 first prize.

The Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize from Galley Beggar Press is an international competition inviting entries of original, unpublished short fiction from published and unpublished writers anywhere in the world.

The winner receives £2,500 and each shortlisted author gets £200. Longlisted authors receive £50 and

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