Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award

We are now accepting entries for The Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award 2011- the world’s biggest short story award.

The award aims to honour the finest writers of short stories in the UK and Ireland. It is open to authors with a previous record of publication in creative writing. Entries may be previously unpublished, or first published or scheduled for publication after 1 January 2010. All entries must be under 6,000 words and entirely original.

The winning author will receive £30,000 and the five runners-up £500. The winner will be announced at the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival in April 2011, with the longlist announced on 20 February 2011 and the shortlist on 13 March 2011.

Last year’s winner was New Zealand’s CK Stead, with his story ‘Last Season’s Man’.

Click here to read about last year's prize

The deadline for submissions is 1pm on 30 October 2010.

For full details of eligibility and how to submit a story, please download the terms and conditions and entry form.

Click here to download the entry form for the 2011 Award

Click here to download the terms and conditions for the 2011 Award

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