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&#160;http://blogs.chi.ac.uk/shortstoryforum/features-competition/FREE ENTRY750 to 2,000 words.£500 first prize, plus 2x runner-up prizes £100 eachDeadline: 06 March 2016, 11:59pm (GMT).Calling for feature essays on the short story form, either recommending a short story, collection or anthology, or profiling the life and writing of a short story writer. We look, above all, at the quality of prose, the insights offered, and your ability to really hook your readers. The focus must be on the short story form (short stories, though, are not eligible for entry).