Thanks to everybody who entered
and all our 2026 partners...
We'll be going through your stories in the next couple of months before passing on the shortlist to the judges.
Desperate Literature
@desperatelit.bsky.social
315 followers 33 following 116 posts
International bookshop in the heart of Madrid! Home of the Desperate Literature Prize for Short Fiction (NOW CLOSED FOR 2026)
![Headshot of writer Shastri Akella smiling at the camera in glasses and a brown and white collared shirt, with greenery in the background. White text on the bottom half of the image is a quote from Shastri: “[Applying] became a learning experience that I knew I would cherish irrespective of whether I won this contest or not.” - Shastri Akella, 2025 Winner"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:s2kxcijy3nrkvfvg2sh23xm3/bafkreiez3vbhciqecrxq2ruzyjicrcutei2zx7szcn24sckd3twd4thtei)
