Creative Writing Life Short Story Competition (£100 prize, no entry fee)

23 August 2010
Creative Writing Life Short Story Competition (£100 prize, no entry fee)
Deadline: February 2011
Eligibility: no restrictions
Reading Fee: none
Accepts (genre): short stories
Prize/Payment: £100.00 sterling

If you want to enter THE CREATIVE WRITING LIFE SHORT STORY COMPETITION we invite you to write a story of no more than 1900 words on the theme of 'Regret'

It must be a completely new and original work that has not previously been published, even on your own website. This is a competition for aspiring, as yet unpublished writers who do no have a contract or an agent.

FIRST PRIZE: £100.00 sterling

There is no entry fee

All entries MUST be sent to cwlife@live.co.uk

Competition closing date is 1st FEBRUARY 2011. Entries received after this date will not be entered into the competition. The promoter does not accept any responsibility for lost or late entries.

Only entries received by e-mail will be accepted. Entries will not be returned. Send your fictional story of no more than 1900 words on the theme of ''Regret” to:

cwlife@live.co.uk

Your story must be sent in a word attachment and will be scanned for viruses before it is opened. Your document must be double spaced, Times New Roman, 12 point font and pages must be numbered. Please include the title but NOT your name on your story. Please attach a separate cover sheet that includes the following: the title of your story, word count, your name, address, email address and telephone number. Only entries will be accepted at this e-mail address, no other correspondence will be read.

You warrant that your story is original to you and does not infringe the legal right of any other party. You warrant that your story has not previously been published in print, on the internet or in any other format throughout the world.

Entries will be read anonymously. The result of the competition will be announced one week after the closing date.

The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. A full list of judges and prize winners of any of our contests may be made available on request.

The promoter reserves the right to withdraw or amend this competition at any time without notice.

More information here.
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