The competition is open to writers from all countries, but stories must be written in English. There is no restriction on theme or style. Maximum words 5,000. Stories must be typed, one side. Name and address should not appear on text, but on a separate sheet. Include phone number and e mail if possible. The judges' verdict is final. No correspondence will be entered into once work has been submitted.
Entry Fee: £8 ($12) for the first story, £5 ($8) per subsequent story if submitted at
the same time. Concession rate £5 ($8). Cheques payable to Fish Publishing.
For receipt of entry, notification of results, or other inquiries, include SAE or e mail
address. State which is required. No entry form is needed.
The winning stories must be available to Fish Publishing for the forthcoming anthology,
and therefore must not have been published previously.
Entry will be deemed as acceptance of these conditions. Results announced 17th
March on our web site http://www.fishpublishing.com/
Critique: for a fee of £30 ($50) a considered critique of your story is available (250
words min). Send SASE
Stories will not be returned, unless they are being critiqued.
To enter: send stories and entry fee to Fish Short Story Prize, Durrus, Bantry, Co
Cork, Ireland.
Five O'clock Shadow and Other Stories, the book of 2000 winners, is available from Fish
Publishing for £7.95 (us$15) including postage. Order Fish's 2001 anthology along
with your entry and avail of £2 ($3) reduction.
Send personal cheque or bankers draft for £6 (us$15), receive the book in July 2001.
Prizes:
First Prize: £1,000 (approx$1100) for the overall winner
Second Prizes:
One week at Anam Cara Writers' Retreat, Eyeries, Beara, Co Cork.
Top 15 stories will be published in Fish's 2001 anthology.
Up to six short-listed stories will be published in The New Writer
Judges: Antonia Logue: Kate O'Riordan: Merric Davidson.
Honorary Patrons: Roddy Doyle, Dermot Healy, Frank McCourt
Fish Publishing. Tel: 353 (0)27 61246. E mail: mailto:story@fishpublishing.com