Sentinel Literary Quarterly Short Story Competition

14 August 2010
Sentinel Literary Quarterly Short Story Competition
Deadline: 30 September 2010
Geographical coverage: no mention
Reading Fee: £5.00
Accepts (genre): short stories
Prize/Payment: £150.00

Competition Details

Subject: Short Stories may be on any subject or style and MUST NOT have been previously published, posted to a website or blog. Stories posted to members-only writing groups for workshop purposes as part of the creative process are not deemed to have been previously published.

Length: Maximum 1,500 words per story.

Entry Fees: £5.00 per story, £9 for 2 stories or £12.00 for 3 stories.

First Prize: £150.00
Second Prize: £60.00
Third Prize: £40.00

First Publication: The top three short stories will receive first publication in Sentinel Champions - Selected Poems & Short Stories from the Sentinel Literary Quarterly Writing Competition Series. (This is a print magazine) A total of 6 stories from this competition will be published in Sentinel Champions Magazine in May 2011.

Entries Deadline:
30th September, 2010

Results due: 31st October, 2010 announced in Sentinel Literary Quarterly magazine at http://www.sentinelquarterly.com

Judge: Ivor Hartmann

Competition Administration: Sentinel Poetry Movement



POSTAL ENTRIES

1. Short Stories must be in English Language and typed.
2. Author's name and address or any other identifying mark MUST NOTappear on any of your story pages.
3. PRINT your Name, Postal Address, E-mail Address and if you wish, Telephone number on a plain sheet of paper and place the paper in a sealed envelope.
4. Write "SLQ STORY OCT 2010" followed by the Title(s) of your Short Story(ies) on the back of the envelope.
5. Make cheques or Postal Orders (in GB£ only) payable to SENTINEL POETRY MOVEMENT.
6. Send your Short Stories, the envelope with your name inside, and your entry fee to:

Sentinel Poetry Movement
Unit 136
113 – 115 George Lane
London
E18 1AB
United Kingdom

ONLINE ENTRIES*

International/Online entrants may enter by e-mail and pay entry fees by Paypal. To enter by this method please follow these steps:

1. Select the option that matches your entry preference from the paypal drop-down button below and make the applicable payment.

2. After making your payment, you will be given a Transaction ID or Receipt Number by Paypal. Make a note of the Transaction ID.

3. Submit your short stories and a cover note with your Name, Postal Address, Optional Telephone Number and Titles of your stories to sentinelpoetry@gmail.com as a Word or rtf attachment. In the subject line, type SLQ STORY OCT 2010 Followed by your Transaction ID.

4. You will receive an acknowledgement of receipt of stories within 48 hours.

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