|
Title: Aust Book Review - Win share $12500 Cash/Elizabeth Jolley Short Story/Fee/wol Post by: oldfellow on Monday 11 May 2026, 12:34:39 am https://www.australianbookreview.com.au/prizes-programs/elizabeth-jolley-story-prize/current-prize
2026 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize Click here to enter the 2026 Jolley Prize ABR welcomes entries in the 2026 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize. The Jolley Prize is worth a total of $12,500 and is for an original work of short fiction of between 2,000 and 5,000 words, written in English. This is the sixteenth time the Jolley Prize has run and it is one of the world’s leading prizes for short fiction. Status: Open for entries Prize Money: $12,500 (first prize: $6,000, second prize: $4,000, third prize: $2,500) Dates: Opens 2 March 2026 and closes 18 May 2026 Judges: Delia Falconer, Jonathan Ricketson and Beejay Silcox Before entering Please read our Frequently Asked Questions and Terms and Conditions. If you need to contact us, and these documents don’t answer your query, please call (03) 9699 8822 or email business@australianbookreview.com.au. Previous winners Subscribers to ABR can read previous prize-winning stories to the Jolley Prize. To read these stories, click here. If you aren’t a subscriber, digital subscriptions begin at only $10 per month. Click here to become an ABR subscriber. Judges This year’s Jolley Prize is judged by Delia Falconer, Jonathan Ricketson and Beejay Silcox Exclusivity Entries may be offered elsewhere during the judging of the Jolley Prize. If an entrant is longlisted and has their story offered elsewhere, the entrant will have 24 hours to decide if they wish to withdraw their story on offer elsewhere or from the Jolley Prize. Exclusivity is essential for longlisted stories to remain in contention for shortlisting. Entry fees Online entry (current ABR subscriber) – $20 Online entry (standard/non subscriber) – $30* Non-subscribers will receive digital access to ABR free of charge for four months. Special online entry + subscription bundles Subsequent entries may be submitted at the subscriber rate: Online entry + 1-year digital subscription - $100 Online entry + 1-year print & digital subscription (Australia) - $130 Online entry + 1-year print & digital subscription (NZ and Asia) - $220 Online entry + 1-year print & digital subscription (Rest of World) - $240 Online entry + 1-year print & digital subscription (USA) - $370 Please sign up to our free 'Prizes and Programs' newsletter for more information about the 2026 ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize. ABR warmly acknowledges the generous support of ABR Patron Ian Dickson AM, who makes the Jolley Prize possible in this lucrative form. |