The Asian Prize for Short Story 2025 is now open for submissions.

By The Asian Review on 2 Jan 2025 • ( 1 Comment )

The Asian Group of Literature is delighted to announce that the second edition of The Asian Prize for Short Story is now open for submissions.

The Asian Prize for Short Story is introduced in order to create a global platform of appreciation for outstanding work of short stories written by writers around the world. Over 900 writers from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas submitted their work for the first edition (2023). The governing committee of The Asian Prizes expect more diverse submissions for the edition 2025.

The submitted work, if it complies with the rules and standards of the prize, will be evaluated by the panel of evaluators who represent the diversity of the world we live in today: the founding values of The Asian Group, diversity in creative expression, literature for human growth, universality, and non-discrimination.

The submissions will close on February 15, 2025. The long list will be announced on August 31, 2025, followed by the shortlist on October 15. The winner will be declared on December 31, 2025.

Rules and Guidelines:

General rules:

The applicants can submit only one short story per edition.
If the applicant is already a laureate of The Asian Prize for a Short Story, he/she is not eligible to submit his/her work again to the prize.
The same work can not be submitted twice unless a significant level of rework exceeding 40% has been done, and needs to be approved by the prize’s executive committee.
The writers who write under pen names are required to submit a written statement confirming their pen name, and a copy of the recognised identification document must be attached for reference.
The submitted work can not be published anywhere else within 18 months of submission.
The Asian Group of Literature will have the right to publish the longlisted work and the work to which the prize is awarded in printed, audio and online media.
The shortlisted writers agree to contribute to 3 free writing mastercalss sessions with The Asian Prizes within 2 calender years.

Technical guidelines:

No story void of title is accepted.
Submissions should be in English.
The submission should be between 3000—10,000 words.
No translations of published work are accepted.
The font should be Times New Roman, 12, with 1.4 spacing— no other format is accepted.
No pictures are accepted in the submissions.
A submission can not contain local words greater than 5%.
A glossary is mandatory if words from local languages are present in the story.
The applicants should get an application form by contacting The Prize administration via (admin@theasianprizes.org)
The submissions should be sent to (submissions@theasianprizes.org), with the email title ‘The Asian Prize for Short Story/ 2024/Name of the applicant/Title.
A properly filled submission form is mandatory.
No PDF files are accepted