Litro and IGGY International Short Story Award For Young People - 2012

Litro and IGGY International Short Story Award For Young People -2012

Calling all young storytellers, share your tales with us and have a chance to win £2,500 and see your words published.

Inspiring, encouraging and acknowledging the creativity of young people is a common goal for IGGY and Litro Magazine. Therefore we have come together to once again run the Litro & IGGY International Young Person’s Short Story Award open to all young people from around the world aged 11-19.

This year we're looking for short stories with an international theme.

In addition to a cash prize of £2,500 the winner will be published in the free short story and poetry magazine Litro and will see excerpts of their work displayed on a poster in a London Underground station.

Entries must:

• be no more than 3,000 words in length

• have an international theme

Entries open: 7 March 2012

Closing date: 24 July 2012

Shortlist announced: 14 September 2012

Winner announced: October 2012

Submit your short story entry online here

This information was taken from the Litro website here>>>