2025 4thWrite Short Story Prize
4th Estate and The Guardian are thrilled to announce that the 2025 4thWrite Prize, a competition open to Black, Asian and minority ethnic writers living in the UK or Ireland who are 18 and above, is now open for submissions.
The winner will receive £1,000, a one-day publishing workshop at 4th Estate and publication of their story on the Guardian website. After the winner is announced, the full shortlist will be published here on the 4th Estate website.
The deadline for submissions is 8 June, the longlist will be announced by the 10 August, the shortlist by the 30 September, and the winner in October (date tbc) at a prize ceremony in London.
The judges this year are: Caleb Femi, writer, director and photographer, Jazmin Sawyers, Olympian, sports commentator and presenter, Monica MacSwan, Associate Agent at Aitken Alexander, Kishani Widyaratna, Publishing Director at 4th Estate and Lucy Knight, Commissioning Editor at The Guardian. We are especially thrilled to announce that bestselling author Candice Carty-Williams will also joining the judging panel this year – an extra special addition as Candice is the founder of the Prize, which she created and launched during her time working at 4th Estate.
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Enquiries about submissions should be directed to 4thestate. Please always refer to their website for complete details and information.
Please note, this competition is run by 4thestate not the Commonwealth Foundation.
