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 2020 prize is now closed. 

The deadline for entries was 31 October 2019 at 5pm (GMT). 

• Applicants must be ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, Commonwealth, or the Republic of Ireland
• Applicants must have had at least one short story accepted for publication
• Submissions must be in English and must not be a translation
• Submissions may be published or unpublished
• Submissions must not have been previously submitted for the ALCS Tom-Gallon Trust Award

For any queries relating to the prize please contact prizes@societyofauthors.org

The ALCS Tom-Gallon Trust Award is generously supported by the Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society (ALCS).

Charity number 212405