Sunday Times Short Story Competition

The Sunday Times has created a new literary short story award, with the largest prize of any short sotry competition - £25,000 to the winner. There are also five runner-up prizes of £500.

The competition is open to anyone who has been previously published in the UK or Ireland (does not include self-published works, or on-line publication). Stories must be no more than 7,000 words, and seven copies must be provided.

Deadline is 30 November 2009. The winner will be announced at the Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival in March 2010.

See here for full details.