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Thanks to everybody who entered and all our 2026 partners... We'll be going through your stories in the next couple of months before passing on the shortlist to the judges.
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ONE WEEK REMAINING 💫 Calling writers of innovative fiction under 2000 words! Prizes: €2000 / 1000€; residencies @civitellaitaly & at DL in Madrid; manuscript assessment w/ @TLCUK; publication; salons; and more... desperateliterature.com/priz…
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You can find our previously shortlisted stories here! desperateliterature.com/prod…
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Highlighting another partner journal, today: @kyd_magazine Not only do they publish 🔥 lit, they also provide tons of editorial services, classes, & content to support authors... For all the info of our prize and what they have published: desperateliterature.com/priz…
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We are incredibly proud to be partnered with @ishelterskelter, an incredible magazine publishing materials from and about India! During our years collaborating together, they've published four of our previously shortlisted authors: Check them out here: desperateliterature.com/prev…
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DEADLINE EXTENDED 💫 Calling writers of innovative fiction under 2000 words! Prizes: €2000 / 1000€; residencies @civitellaitaly & at DL in Madrid; manuscript assessment w/ @TLCUK; publication; salons; and more... desperateliterature.com/priz… 1/
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