L’Esprit Literary Review 2025 Clarissa Dalloway Prize for Short Prose
Deadline: June 8, 2025
L’Esprit Literary Review seeks submissions for its short fiction contest, The Clarissa Dalloway Prize for Short Prose. The Prize will be awarded to the best work of prose–fiction, nonfiction, or hybrid work–under 5,000 words. There are no other requirements; we’ll simply be looking for the best work we can find, inspired by the exceptional writing of Virginia Woolf in this, the 100th anniversary of Mrs Dalloway. $500 and publication to the Grand Prize winner; $100 and publication to Second Place. All entries receive a digital copy of L’Esprit Issue Six and are considered for publication. Entry fees start at $10 for a standard submission, with an expedited response option available for $15. lespritliteraryreview.org