2023 Short Story Competition – ‘Soul’

Conditions of entry 

1. The MRW short story competition is open to all Australian residents. 
2. The MRW short story competition local writer’s prize will be awarded to a writer living in Mansfield and surrounds.
3. The theme is ‘soul’. You must tell us how your story relates to the theme.
4. This is a fiction short story prize, so no poetry or non-fiction please!
5. Maximum word length 5000 words.
6. Submissions must be unpublished (including online) at the time of submission.
7. If under consideration by a publisher please supply evidence that your publisher is aware you have submitted to the MRW Short Story competition.
8. You must include an entry form and entry fee of $25 with your submission. One entry form per submission. Members of Mansfield Readers and Writers can submit one entry for free.
9. Your name must not appear on the submission itself (including the header or footer), as all pieces will be judged ‘blind’ (without the judge knowing the author’s name)
10. The judge’s decision will be final. No discussion will be entered into.
11. The two winning stories will be published in our second anthology, ‘Soul’. Authors retain copyright.
12. Short listed and long listed authors and authors will also be offered publication in the anthology. Authors retain copyright.
13. The authors of the stories selected for the anthology will be required to work with an editor to prepare their story for publication.
14. We’ll ask the authors of shortlisted and winning stories to help amplify the news of longlist, shortlist and winning stories on social media and other channels they use.
15. Entries close at midnight, Sunday 29 October 2023. Stories must be emailed to mansfieldreadersandwriters@gmail.com or uploaded using our online form. If you do not have access to email, or internet contact us and we’ll figure something out together.
16. Stories should be typed in 12 point font and 1.5 line spacing.
17. Any submission that does not meet these criteria will be ineligible.