4thWrite short story prize
Sponsored by the Guardian and publisher 4th Estate, the BAME prize is open to black, Asian and minority ethnic writers, who have been historically neglected by UK publishers
The 4thWrite short story prize winner: a young man reflects on a friendship he never fully understood
Tian Yi wins 4thWrite prize for ‘fantastically original’ The Good Son
4thWrite prize shortlist reveals more rising literary stars
Ranging across continents and genres, the six stories in contention for 2023’s award have been praised for ‘distinctiveness and depth of feeling’
Call for new writers of colour as entries open for the 4thWrite short story prize
The winner will receive £1,000, and have their story featured on the Guardian website
The 4thWrite short story prize winner: a young mother’s chance encounter with an old classmate
Olivia Douglass wins 4thWrite prize for ‘gripping’ short story Ink
‘Vividly realised’ global stories on 4thWrite prize shortlist
The short story competition for unpublished writers of colour, run by the Guardian and 4th Estate, features a domestic child worker in Pakistan and a physics professor whose psyche splits in two
4thWrite short story prize seeks best new writers of colour
Unpublished writers from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds have until 14 August to submit their entries for the Guardian and publisher 4th Estate’s competition
4thWrite short story prize goes to ‘bold and striking new voice’ Gift Nyoni
Award for the best new black and minority ethnic writers in the UK goes to Zimbabwe-born author for his story of a boy meeting his father for the first time
4thWrite short story prize reveals ‘engaging and provocative’ 2021 shortlist
Seeking out the best new Black, Asian and minority ethnic writers, this year’s finalists range across continents to show ‘the best of what stories can do’
The week in books
Call for new writers of colour as entries open for 4thWrite short story prizeThe Guardian and publisher 4th Estate’s annual award for unpublished writers of colour offers £1,000 to the winner, and publication on theguardian.com
Kandace Siobhan Walker's 'singular, haunting tale' wins BAME short story prize
Deep Heart beat almost 200 others to win the £1,000 award set up by the Guardian and 4th Estate in 2015
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Finalists revealed in 2019 Guardian 4th Estate short story prizeThe six-strong shortlist of new BAME writers has chosen an all-female cohort, with subjects ranging across genres and continents
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Calling BAME writers: entries open for 2019 short story prizeThe hunt is on for up-and-coming writers who could scoop this year’s £1,000 Guardian/Fourth Estate prize
Yiming Ma’s 'deeply melancholy' tale wins BAME short story prize
Swimmer of Yangtze beat 300 others to win the £1,000 award set up by the Guardian and 4th Estate in 2015
BAME short story prize shortlist ranges across modern life
The six finalists for the Guardian/Fourth Estate award offer compelling pictures of the contemporary world
BAME short-story prize goes to Lisa Smith
£1,000 award supported by the Guardian and publisher 4th Estate goes to Auld Lang Syne, which is reproduced below
BAME short story prize announces 'rich array of lives' in shortlist
In its second year, the award set up to address poor representation of black, Asian and minority authors reveals six fresh voices in fiction
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Calling all BAME writers: entries open for the 2017 prizeThe BAME short story prize that reaches out to black, Asian and minority ethnic writers is now open for this year’s entries
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Abiola Oni announced as winner of the BAME Short Story prizeNigerian-born author from London wins £1,000 award for warm and clinical vision of dystopia
