The Global Short Story Competition is a new monthly competition designed to appeal to writers everywhere, "from the arid outback of Australia to the baking deserts of Africa, the towering skyscrapers of the United States to the humid cities of Asia, the bustling capitals of Europe to the steamy villages of South America". Just that sentence makes me wish I wasn't in drizzly Lancashire...
Each month, a winning story will receive a cash prize and will also be posted on the website. At the end of twelve months, each winning story will be considered for an annual cash prize.
Find out more on the rather smart website. [via blog eclectic]
Related: Short Story Collections archives