Costa Book Awards

Send us your story

Welcome to the Costa Short Story Award. Please fill out the short form below and send us your story.

ABOUT YOU

Title First name Last name
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I am the

If you are not the author, please fill in the author's name:

Title First name Last name

Email address of submitter *

Phone number of submitter

I can confirm that I consent/have obtained the author's consent to submit this story to the Costa Short Story Award.*

I can confirm that my/the author's primary residence (ie resident for over six months of each year) has been in the United Kingdom or Ireland since 1 November 2009. UK or Irish nationality is not essential.*

I can confirm that I/the author is aged 18 or over.*

Please note that the information above will not be used during the judging process.

YOUR ENTRY

Attach file *

Limit to 5MB max file. PDF Only.

Title of Short Story *

Word Count *

Limit to four digits max. Do not include commas.

Please ensure that the following instructions have all been carried out:

The title of the story appears on the header of each page.*

The author's name does not appear anywhere on the document.*

The document has been typed in size 12 Arial font, uses double spacing and uses hard returns between paragraphs (ie no indentations).*

I have read and agreed to all the Terms and Conditions of the Costa Short Story Award.*

Incomplete entry forms and short stories not submitted in accordance with the instructions and terms and conditions will not be eligible for consideration.

Receipt of individual entries will not be acknowledged. However, after your submission you will get a thank you notification. If this notification doesn't appear on screen, please contact us at costashortstories@gmail.com.