Cross a new (short story) threshold

Here’s something a little different, as competitions go: THRESHOLDS, the short story forum, has opened its third feature writing competition.   Features with a focus on short stories, that is. How many of us love to read, write and talk about short stories – and here, THRESHOLD have offered an open challenge: to put manners on some of that enthusiasm.  Who’s up for it?

For more info, go to: http://bit.ly/1mgNUAg   (Deadline 2nd April 2014)

15th February: I’ve been asked to add info about other current competitions.  Full details of rules, eligibility etc are available on each website:

Bryan MacMahon Short Story Award (Listowel Writers’ Week)

Short story. Max 3000 words. Entry fee: €10 Prize: €2000 Deadline: 1st March

http://bit.ly/1nBJEXb

Doolin Short Story Competition

Short Story. Max 3000 words. Entry Fee: €10 Prize: €1000 Deadline: 3^rd March

http://bit.ly/1nBJEXb

Molly Keane Creative Writing Award

Short Story. Max 2000 words.   Entry Fee: None  Prize: €500  Deadline: 14^th March

http://bit.ly/1byGG66

Bridport Prize

Short Story. Max 5000 words.  Entry fee: £9 stg 1^st Prize: £5000 Deadline: 31 May

(Bridport also runs competitions for poetry and flash fiction, see website)

http://bit.ly/1g7aKmp

Keep an eye on the Short Story Ireland website http://shortstoryireland.com, The Irish Writers’ Centre http://www.writerscentre.ie/  and writing.ie  www.writing.ie  for details of more competitions as they arise.