Charlotte, a seasoned educator and lover of storytelling, highlights the Edinburgh Short Story Award 2025 and its related contests in this episode of the Hanaz Writers Podcast. Regardless of your level of experience, this episode provides insightful advice and motivation for your next writing project!

Episode Highlights: 📖 Edinburgh Short Story Award: A global competition offering a grand prize of £3,000 and the opportunity to be published in The Edinburgh Anthology. With a word limit of 2,000 and no genre restrictions, it’s open to all styles – from gritty realism to laugh-out-loud humour.

📚 Additional Awards include:

• 🏅 Isobel Lodge Award: For unpublished Scottish writers, with a £750 prize.
• 🍋 Write Mango Award: For quirky, humorous stories, offering £300.
• ✨ First Write Award: Supporting new and unpublished writers worldwide, with a £300 prize.

Highlight Segment: Charlotte explores the Write Mango Award, which is ideal for authors with a sense of comedy and surprising turns. This category honours inventiveness that astounds and delights, drawing inspiration from books like Roald Dahl's The Twits and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Can your tale be described as "as delicious as a mango"? 🍑

🎉 Key Info: Entries close on 28th February 2025, giving you plenty of time to craft your masterpiece!

🌐 Listen now for tips, submission guidelines, and everything you need to know about these fantastic opportunities.

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