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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Newcomer Prize for short stories<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\nWe’re always working to discover new authors and new stories to publish alongside our regular contributors. The Newcomer Prize is part of this: it’s only open to authors who have not been previously published by The Fiction Desk, and who have not yet published a novel or collection of short stories on paper (although ebook-only publications don’t restrict eligibility; for full details see below).<\/span><\/p>\nAbout the Prize<\/span><\/h2>\nThe Newcomer Prize is a competition for new short stories from 1,000 to 5,000 words in length. The first prize is \u00a3500; the second prize \u00a3250. Both winners will also be published in an upcoming Fiction Desk anthology. Entry costs \u00a38 per story. The deadline is Friday, October 31st. Winners will be announced in January.<\/span><\/p>\nWe welcome the same range of literary and crossover genre fiction to the Newcomer Prize that we feature in the pages of\u00a0our anthologies<\/span><\/a>. (If you’ve not yet read us, it’s worth picking up one of our anthologies to see what we publish.)<\/span><\/p>\nHow to Enter<\/span><\/h2>\nTo enter the competition, please use our online form, which you can find\u00a0here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\nIf you’d like to hear more from us about the competition, and be reminded before the deadline, you might want to consider signing up for\u00a0our newsletter<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\nEligibility Criteria<\/span><\/h2>\nTo be eligible to enter a story or stories for the Newcomer Prize, you need to meet the following conditions:<\/span><\/p>\n\n- The story you are entering must not have been published anywhere before, including in print, digital formats, or online.<\/span><\/li>\n
- You have not been published previously by The Fiction Desk.<\/span><\/li>\n
- You have not had a novel or collection of short stories published in physical, printed format.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
However, these things don’t affect eligibility:<\/span><\/p>\n\n- You can still enter if you have published short stories previously in other magazines or anthologies. (Just not with The Fiction Desk.)<\/span><\/li>\n
- You can still enter if you have previously published novels or short story collections, as long as they are only online or in ebook formats (eg Scribd, or Kindle).<\/span><\/li>\n
- Non-fiction publications in any format do not affect eligibility.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Any books due for publication after January 1st, 2015, do not affect eligibility.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
For full terms of entry, please see\u00a0the entry form<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n
We’re always working to discover new authors and new stories to publish alongside our regular contributors. The Newcomer Prize is part of this: it’s only open to authors who have not been previously published by The Fiction Desk, and who have not yet published a novel or collection of short stories on paper (although ebook-only publications don’t restrict eligibility; for full details see below).<\/span><\/p>\n The Newcomer Prize is a competition for new short stories from 1,000 to 5,000 words in length. The first prize is \u00a3500; the second prize \u00a3250. Both winners will also be published in an upcoming Fiction Desk anthology. Entry costs \u00a38 per story. The deadline is Friday, October 31st. Winners will be announced in January.<\/span><\/p>\n We welcome the same range of literary and crossover genre fiction to the Newcomer Prize that we feature in the pages of\u00a0our anthologies<\/span><\/a>. (If you’ve not yet read us, it’s worth picking up one of our anthologies to see what we publish.)<\/span><\/p>\n To enter the competition, please use our online form, which you can find\u00a0here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n If you’d like to hear more from us about the competition, and be reminded before the deadline, you might want to consider signing up for\u00a0our newsletter<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n To be eligible to enter a story or stories for the Newcomer Prize, you need to meet the following conditions:<\/span><\/p>\n However, these things don’t affect eligibility:<\/span><\/p>\n For full terms of entry, please see\u00a0the entry form<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\nAbout the Prize<\/span><\/h2>\n
How to Enter<\/span><\/h2>\n
Eligibility Criteria<\/span><\/h2>\n
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