The MIKI PRIZE for Short Stories
The 2nd Annual MIKI PRIZE for Short Stories is now open for submissions.
Prize money: $1,983 for the winner, and a bottle of whiskey behind the bar, with your name on it, for the runners up.
Deadlines: Submissions open March 1st and close 11.59pm May 11th.
Three finalists will be announced June 9th.
Winner announced LIVE at Ern Malley on Wednesday June 25th, followed by readings from finalists.
Must be an unpublished work.
Must be a South Australian resident.
Word Count: 5000max
Format: times new roman, double spaced, title, remove author’s name from document, .docx or .pdf
Email submissions to: paul@ernmalley.com.au with subject ‘MIKI PRIZE’ and put author’s name in body of email (names will not be included with piece for judging but will be kept to later identify writer)
Entry is free, though if you want to read last year’s shortlist you can buy a copy of the Anthology below.
The 2024 MIKI PRIZE for Short Stories Anthology
is now available to purchase here: BUY NOW
or exclusively at Ern Malley Est. 1943 for the special price of $20
A collection of the 15 short-listed stories from last year’s MIKI PRIZE, including the finalists and winner. A treasure trove of inventive, contemporary South Australian fiction.
Featuring: ALEXANDER COTHREN // AMBER OWEN // BIA KLANE // EMILY WILSON // ERIN SOPHIE // FINEGAN KRUCKEMEYER // JANE TURNER GOLDSMITH // JORDON BEST // KRISTIAN OLESEN // LAURA KELLY // LLIAM JOHNS-NICHOLLS // LUKE SAWFORD // MEGAN KOCH // REBECCA BURTON // TOM GURN
All proceeds go to the authors and to next year’s MIKI PRIZE