Kingston Writing School two short story competitions, deadline 30 June

As of the 1st of May, the Kingston Writing School short story competitions are open, so please find full details posted below:

Competitions

Kingston University are delighted to announce the launch of two new short story competitions.

Kingston Writing School Hilary Mantel International Short Story Competition

We are honoured that the twice Man Booker Prize winning author, Hilary Mantel, will be judge for our first major international competition. Kingston Writing School are committed to celebrating excellence in the short story and will be looking for wonderfully written stories that push the boundaries of the short story form.

• First Prize £3000 and two Runners Up Prizes of £500

Kingston University Press Bonnie Greer Stories to Read Aloud Competition

Alongside our international short story competition, we are also excited to launch a local competition for Kingston residents and workers, and writers associated with the Writing School. The competition will celebrate stories that work when read aloud as well as on the page. It will be the first story competition to pick its final winners from live readings and we are thrilled that the distinguished award-winning writer, critic and Chancellor of Kingston University, Bonnie Greer, will be judge.

• First Prize £1000 and two Runners Up Prizes of £250

Both competitions are open for entries from May 1st to June 30th.

Winning stories and shortlisted stories will be published in two competition anthologies, and winning writers will have the opportunity to have their work considered for publication by Kingston University Press.

• Online submissions are encouraged and preferred. For more information on how to enter online please visit the link1.
• For postal entries, please send a copy of your story and a separate cover letter including name and contact details (please put no personal details on the actual story), along with a cheque made payable to Kingston University, to: Short Story Competition, EM3004, Kingston University, Penrhyn Road, Kingston, KT1 2EE
• Please visit the link for all rules and regulations2.