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• The story submitted may be published or unpublished.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

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The 2022 Shortlist:

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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