Prizes: Winner: The winner receives £100, publication, and a published comment from the editor about why the story won. Shortlisted stories are also published.
Prizes: 1st Place: €2,000 plus featured reading at the Cork International Short Story Festival (with four-night hotel stay and full board); 2nd: €500; 3rd: €250. All winners will receive publication in Southword magazine.
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