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The Moth International Short Story Prize 2014

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Closing date: 
30 June 2014
Entry: 
The Prize is open to everyone, as long as the work is original and previously unpublished. 9 euros per story
Prize: 
First Prize 3,000 euros, 2nd Prize 1,000 euros, 3rd Prize week-log writing retreat

There is a 6,000 word limit. The entry fee is €9 per story and you can enter as many stories as you like.

You can enter online or simply send your story or stories along with a cheque or postal order made payable to The Moth Magazine Ltd. and an entry form (downloadable here) or a cover letter with your name and contact details and the title of story attached to: The Moth, 81 Church Street, Cavan, Co. Cavan, Ireland.

This year's competition will be judged by Mike McCormack, a recipient of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature whose debut short story collection was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. His novel Notes from a Coma was shortlisted for the Irish Book of the Year Award and was described in the Irish Times as ‘the greatest Irish novel of the decade just ended'.


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Closing date: 
30 June 2014
Entry: 
The Prize is open to everyone, as long as the work is original and previously unpublished. 9 euros per story
Prize: 
First Prize 3,000 euros, 2nd Prize 1,000 euros, 3rd Prize week-log writing retreat