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WOMEN’S SHORT STORY COMPETITION 2012

‘You must see the writing as emerging like a long scroll of ink from the index finger of your hand’ Margaret Atwood

1st prize £2,000 plus two optional extras: a week’s writing retreat at Chawton House Library and a day with a Virago editor (terms & conditions apply)

Judge: Tessa Hadley

Closing date: 19 March 2012 For entry details visit www.mslexia.co.uk/shortstory email shortstory@mslexia.co.uk or call 0191 233 3860

2 Mar/Apr/May 2012