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Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction 2025 ✨Competition deadline: 13th April 2025 Celebrating the best of new short fiction...giving winners the most visibility possible for their writing. Read more at: www.writing.ie/writing-comp... @desperatelit.bsky.social #WritingCommunity

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Cómo salvar una #librería en el centro de Madrid. Después de una década en la calle de Campomanes, en el barrio de Ópera, expulsada por un fondo de inversión. Por Matías Helbig elpais.com/espana/madri...

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We're thrilled to share that last year's winner, Sukie Wilson, has been awarded the London Writers Award by our partner Spread the Word (@spread-the-word.bsky.social) Congratulations! #LondonWritersAwards2025 #DesperateLiteraturePrize

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

Our friends Desperate Literature have come over to the good (enough) place. Do give them a follow. Also, do spread the word about their excellent short story prize.

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We're excited to be able to add @desperatelit.bsky.social to this starter pack of European bookstores. We're proud to partner with them for their short fiction prize this year. go.bsky.app/LVyPDnr

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We are committed to championing the work of our Prize shortlisters. That means sharing good news like this! Heather Colley ('Change is a Good Thing!' 2024) signed a book deal with NYC based indie press Three Rooms Press for her debut novel THE GILDED BUTTERFLY EFFECT.

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KYD is a proud publishing partner of the Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction. Subs close 13 April. 👀

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The aim of our prize is to promote the work and careers of our shortlisted authors as much as possible, and so we’re thrilled to announce that Nicholas Petty (@nicholaspetty.bsky.social) has recently won the Aesthetica Magazine creative writing award! Congratulations!

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✍️SPONSORSHIP SHOUTOUT✍️ Thrilled to be working again with Helter Skelter They run a residency, publish a print anthology & hold online content. They also offer 5 sponsored entries to the prize. desperateliterature.com/prize

submitted 13 days ago • 1 comment

✍️SPONSORSHIP SHOUTOUT✍️ The Literary Consultancy @thelitconsultancy.bsky.social is the UK's longest-established editorial consultancy, supporting writers through editing, mentoring and events. TLC offers 5 sponsored entries to our Short Fiction Prize! Hit them up. desperateliterature.com/prize

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2025 PRIZE NOW OPEN: Calling writers of innovative fiction under 2k words! Prizes: €2000 & 1000€, residencies Civitella Ranieri and (NEW) at DL in Madrid, manuscript assessment w/ @thelitconsultancy.bsky.social, publication, salons, and more... desperateliterature.com/prize

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