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A flood of entries, and deadline extended

This year’s Sunday Star-Times Short Story Awards are shaping up to be one of the most competitive in years, with more than 800 entries so far – and there’s still time for aspiring writers to enter after the deadline was extended to 11.59pm tomorrow.

Star-Times editor Tracy Watkins said that by yesterday morning the number of entries had already exceeded last year’s total by close to 200. But with a long weekend ahead it made sense to extend the deadline.

‘‘We’re very excited to see so many stories flooding in, and we know with many people unable to travel over the weekend, they may like more time. We’re looking forward to reading them all over the next month, and announcing winners shortly after.’’

There are new categories, and a top prize of $6000.

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