An annual award of £1,000 for a short story, financed by a bequest made by Miss Nellie Tom-Gallon in memory of her brother and generously supported by ALCS.
Entry to the 2023 award will open in August
- Deadline for entries: 31 October 2022
- The author must be ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland.
- The author must have had at least one short story published or accepted for publication.
- The story submitted must be in English and must not be a translation.
- The story submitted may be published or unpublished.
- The work must not have been previously submitted for the ALCS Tom-Gallon Trust Award.
- The work must not exceed 5,000 words.
For any queries relating to the prize please contact prizes@societyofauthors.org
The 2022 Shortlist:

The 2022 Winner and Runner Up
Winner: Kanya D'Almeida for "I Cleaned The __"
Runner Up: Dean Gessie for "Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump"
The ALCS Tom-Gallon Trust Award is generously supported by the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS).
Charity number 212405