Category: Contests/Competitions

Five Stop Story 2012 Monthly Short Story Competitions

Five Stop Story’s Monthly Short Story Competition welcomes stories of up to 3,000 words on any subject or theme. Open to UK and international entrants aged 16 and over. Closing dates: Last day of each month.

The prizes are: £50 prize for the winner of each month’s competition. £150 prize for the overall winner of the 2012 Five Stop Story author league. Publication on the Five Stop Story website and the Five Stop Story iPhone and iPad app for all winners, runners up and honorary mentions.

The entry fees are:  1 entry: £4, 2 entries: £7, 3 entries: £8.

For more information, please visit their website.

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3 in to 1 Story Competition

The 2012 3INTO1 Competition is offering a £1,000 prize for a short story of up to 3,000 words.

There is only one rule: the story must incorporate and link these three items… a black queen chess piece, a bunch of fresh flowers, a £10 note.

Intrigued? Stories can be in any style or genre – comedy, tragedy, romance, mystery, detective, science fiction, ghost story – the possibilities are endless. Let your imagination roam!

First prize is £1,000, 2nd prize £500, 3rd prize £300, 4th prize £200 and the best 20 stories will be published in an anthology.

The entry fee is £7 per story. Competition closing date: 31st July 2012.

For more information, visit the website.

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Earlyworks Press 2012 Flash Fiction Competition

EarlyworksEarlyworks Press is now accepting submissions up to 100 words for its very short 2012 Flash Fiction Competition. The best entries will be published, and their authors will receive one complimentary copy of the anthology. 10-20 will be included, depending on length and quality. The entry fee is £3.50 per story, or £12 for up to 6 entries. The closing date is August 31st 2012.

For more information, please visit their website.

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2012 Unbound Press Nonfiction Award

2012 Unbound Press Nonfiction AwardUnbound Press is now accepting entries for its 2012 nonfiction awards. This year the Nonfiction Award is wide-open to all styles. They will welcome everything from creative nonfiction (a style which uses literary techniques to create factually accurate narratives) to journalism to biographies to travel writing to technical writing to articles to essays and letters up to 2200 words.

The entry fee (per entry) is £5 or €8 or $10. The closing date for entries is August 31, 2012.

For more information, visit their website.

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