Judges: Clare Strahan, Paddy O’Reilly and Campbell Mattinson

First prize: $3000. Two prizes for runners-up: $500 each.

The winning story will be published on the label of a Story Wine shiraz and in Overland magazine. Winners will be notified by email and announced at overland.org.au.

Entry conditions

1. This is a prize for original pieces of short fiction written in English, up to 1000 words in length.
2. Stories must be unpublished (including online) and not under consideration by other publishers.
3. Stories that have won or are under consideration in other competitions are not eligible.
4. Submissions will be processed electronically. Stories should be formatted at 1.5-line spacing and a minimum of 12-point font size.
5. The competition will be judged anonymously. The author’s name must not appear on the manuscript or else the story will be disqualified.
6. Multiple entries are acceptable, although each must be entered into the submission system separately and accompanied by the relevant fee.
7. The winning entry will be published by Story Wines and Overland.
8. Entrants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents.
9. The closing date is midnight, 29 June 2014. Late entries will not be accepted.
10. The judges’ decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into.

Enter the Overland Story Wine Prize.