For Women Who Write

The deadine for the Mslexia's annual Short Story Competition is the 24th January 2011.

The competition, which this year will be judged by Jackie Kay, has a first prize of £2,000.00, plus a day with an editor at Virago, and a week-long writing retreat at Chawton House Library, home to early English women's writing.

Five other winners will share prizes totalling £1,050.00. All six competition winners will then published in the New Writing section of the magazine.

Get writing this festive season!