Entires Open: ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize

Entries in the Australian Book Review Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize, worth a total of $8000, are now invited. Entries should be single-authored stories of between 2000 and 5000 words. Results will be announced in October and the winning story will be published in the October 2011 (Fiction) issue. First Prize: $5000, three shortlisted stories: $1000 plus publication Closing date: 30 June 2011. Visit the ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize page for full details and an entry form: www.australianbookreview.com.au

About Elizabeth Jolley: Monica Elizabeth Jolley AO (4 June 1923 - 13 February 2007) was an English-born award-winning writer who settled in Western Australia in the late 1950s. She was 53 years old when her first book was published, and she went on to publish fifteen novels (including an autobiographical trilogy), four short story collections and three non-fiction books, publishing well into her 70s and achieving significant critical acclaim. She was also a pioneer of creative writing teaching in Australia counting many well known writers such as Tim Winton among her students.