Costa Short Story Award 2021
Deadline: Mon 2 Aug 2021
The Award is for a single, previously unpublished short story of up to 4,000 words written in English. Open to any writer, published or unpublished, aged 18 years or over and resident in the UK or Ireland. .
It's up to the public to read the top three stories shortlisted by the judges and vote for their favourite, with the winner and two runners-up being announced at the Costa Book Awards ceremony in January.
The winner will receive a cheque for £3,500. The author in second place will receive a cheque for £1,000 whilst that in third place will receive a cheque for £500.
Entries may be submitted by the author, their publisher or their agent.
We launched the Costa Short Story Award for a single short story in 2012. This is run in association with the Costa Book Awards but judged independently of the main five-category system.
Find out more here
Deadline: 5pm, Monday 2 August 2021
Additional Information:
Location: UK, Ireland Region(s): Republic of Ireland, UK
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