Deadline: 31 August 2010
Geographical coverage: international
Reading Fee: £4
Accepts (genre): short stories
Prize/Payment: £500
Contact: via entry form
RULES FOR THE SHORT STORY COMPETITION. Stories should be original and should be between 1800 and 2,000 words in length. They may be on any subject. Lines should be typed double-spaced. There is no limit on the number of stories which may be submitted. All entries must have been received by the Competitions Organiser on or before 31 Aug 2010.
COMMON RULES FOR BOTH COMPETITIONS. Entries must be the exclusive work of the author. They should be written in English and should not have been published before or be currently entered in any other competition. Each entry must have a title. Entries which exceed the stated length will be disqualified from winning.
They should be legibly written on A4 white paper and, since all entries are judged anonymously, must not include anything but the title and the poem or story. The author’s name, address and telephone number should be attached on an entry form or on a separate sheet of paper, which must include the titles of the entries. Entry fees of £4.00 per poem or story should also be enclosed. Only cash, cheques, UK postal orders or travellers’ cheques can be accepted. Payment must be in UK Sterling. Credit cards cannot be accepted.
No correspondence can be entered into. The Judges’ decisions are final. Entries cannot be returned, so competitors should keep copies of their work.
Competitors who would like a receipt or notification of winning entries should enclose s.a.e.s marked "Receipt" or "Results".
By entering, competitors accept that the Festival Committee may publish winning entries on the Internet for up to one year from the date of Prize-giving and that the winning entries may be read out and or posted during the Festival, and, perhaps, read on the BBC Somerset Sound Programme all without payment of a fee. Copyright remains with the authors.
Although an entrant may win more than one prize during the competition no single piece of work will be awarded more than one prize.
The Committee reserves the right not to award prizes. Any changes to the competition will be published on the Website.
Results will be announced at the Prize-giving on Saturday 9th October, 2010, during the Festival in Wells; subsequently they will be published on the Website. Winners will be notified in advance and will be invited to attend the Prize-giving.
The Festival will be held in Wells, Somerset, UK between 8 and 15 October, 2010.
The Festival Programme will be published in August 2010 and will also appear on the Website.
The Festival Website, which contains: useful tips, the text of last year’s winning entries, the festival programme and a booking form.
Pamphlets containing entry forms and rules are distributed in March to libraries and through writers' magazines in the UK. Printed pamphlets will be sent to individuals who write in and enclose an sae.
More information here.
Geographical coverage: international
Reading Fee: £4
Accepts (genre): short stories
Prize/Payment: £500
Contact: via entry form
RULES FOR THE SHORT STORY COMPETITION. Stories should be original and should be between 1800 and 2,000 words in length. They may be on any subject. Lines should be typed double-spaced. There is no limit on the number of stories which may be submitted. All entries must have been received by the Competitions Organiser on or before 31 Aug 2010.
COMMON RULES FOR BOTH COMPETITIONS. Entries must be the exclusive work of the author. They should be written in English and should not have been published before or be currently entered in any other competition. Each entry must have a title. Entries which exceed the stated length will be disqualified from winning.
They should be legibly written on A4 white paper and, since all entries are judged anonymously, must not include anything but the title and the poem or story. The author’s name, address and telephone number should be attached on an entry form or on a separate sheet of paper, which must include the titles of the entries. Entry fees of £4.00 per poem or story should also be enclosed. Only cash, cheques, UK postal orders or travellers’ cheques can be accepted. Payment must be in UK Sterling. Credit cards cannot be accepted.
No correspondence can be entered into. The Judges’ decisions are final. Entries cannot be returned, so competitors should keep copies of their work.
Competitors who would like a receipt or notification of winning entries should enclose s.a.e.s marked "Receipt" or "Results".
By entering, competitors accept that the Festival Committee may publish winning entries on the Internet for up to one year from the date of Prize-giving and that the winning entries may be read out and or posted during the Festival, and, perhaps, read on the BBC Somerset Sound Programme all without payment of a fee. Copyright remains with the authors.
Although an entrant may win more than one prize during the competition no single piece of work will be awarded more than one prize.
The Committee reserves the right not to award prizes. Any changes to the competition will be published on the Website.
Results will be announced at the Prize-giving on Saturday 9th October, 2010, during the Festival in Wells; subsequently they will be published on the Website. Winners will be notified in advance and will be invited to attend the Prize-giving.
The Festival will be held in Wells, Somerset, UK between 8 and 15 October, 2010.
The Festival Programme will be published in August 2010 and will also appear on the Website.
The Festival Website, which contains: useful tips, the text of last year’s winning entries, the festival programme and a booking form.
Pamphlets containing entry forms and rules are distributed in March to libraries and through writers' magazines in the UK. Printed pamphlets will be sent to individuals who write in and enclose an sae.
More information here.
