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Edinburgh Short Story Award 2025
28 February 2025
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The Edinburgh Short Story Award, run by the Scottish Arts Trust, is open for entries. There are various prizes to be won:
– First Prize £3,000 – Open to writers worldwide
– Second Prize £500 – Open to writers worldwide
– Third Prize £250 – Open to writers worldwide
– Isobel Lodge Award £750 – Open to unpublished writers living in Scotland
– Write Mango Flash Award £300 – Open to writers worldwide
Note that publication is offered to authors of the top twenty stories (or more) in their next anthology.
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