Applicant criteria
NationalityNo specific nationality required
Age
- No specific age required
Gender
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity FieldForeign Languages and Literature
Opportunity description
The Moth, an international arts and literature magazine based in Ireland, is organizing its 2025 Short Story Prize competition. The competition is open to anyone from anywhere in the world, provided their story is original and previously unpublished.
Deadline: June 30, 2025
Eligibility:
- You can enter as many stories as you like.
- There is a word limit of 3,000.
- Entries must be in English.
- Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have been published, self-published, published online or broadcast.
- Entry fee: 15 \u20ac per story.
Prizes:
- 1st prize: 3,000 \u20ac
- 2nd prize: a week-long writing retreat in France plus open travel stipend.
- 3rd prize: 1,000 \u20ac
For further information, please visit the official competition website.
Benefits
Winners will receive cash prizes and a writing retreat (for second prize).
Eligibility criteria
The story must be original and unpublished, no more than 3,000 words, and written in English.