ABR welcomes entries in the 2025 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
Prize Money: $12,500 (first prize: $6,000, second prize: $4,000, third prize: $2,500)
Dates: Opens 10 February and closes 5 May 2025, 11:59 pm (AEST)
Judges: Julie Janson, John Kinsella, Maria Takolander
For more information about the prize and how to enter, visit the Australian Book Review website here.