Inaugural Mslexia Short Story Competition
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The inaugural Mslexia Short Story Competition
Closing date 23 January
Entry fee £8
Open to all women across the world
Judge: Helen Simpson
1st Prize £2,000 plus a one-week writing retreat* at Chawton House Library (accommodation only) and a day with a Virago editor**
2nd prize £500
3rd prize £250
3 other finalists will win £100 each
Stories should be up to a maximum of 2,200 words and can be on any topic or theme, but they must be written in English.
All winning stories will be published in Mslexia magazine and they will also be read by Carole Blake from Blake Friedmann Literary Agency.
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Closing date:
23 January 2009
Entry:
Entry fee £8
Open to all women across the world
Prize:
1st Prize £2,000 plus a one-week writing retreat* at Chawton House Library (accommodation only) and a day with a Virago editor** 2nd prize £500 3rd prize £250 3 other finalists will win £100 each 
