1st Prize: £500
2nd Prize: £300
3rd Prize: £200
4th Prize: £100
Closing date: 30th September 2016
Entry fee: £3.50 or FREE to Write, Learn and Publish members
Take a look at the photo on this page and use it to kick-start your creativity. All you need to do to win one of our top prizes is to create a story that includes the depicted scene.
We want to start reading your story and to feel a part of the scene straight away. You have a maximum of 500 words including the title so make every word count.
Remember that your story must be unique and previously unpublished.
Rules:
You must be aged 18 or over
Open to writers worldwide
Maximum word count is 500 including the title
Submissions must be original and previously unpublished
You may enter multiple submissions providing the correct fees are paid
You must enter on or before the closing date
Submissions must be written in English
We welcome imaginative interpretations of the theme
Submissions must be pasted into the body of the email (unless otherwise specified) and sent to: [email protected] or [email protected]
Please mark the email subject line with the name of the competition i.e. Flash Fiction Writing Competition
If you are a Write, Learn and Publish member, you are entitled to enter for free, please mark the subject line with your membership number. Want to enter any or all of our writing competitions for free? Sign up HERE.
Payment must be made via PayPal. Please add the PayPal transaction reference number (given once payment is made) to your email. Alternatively, please include the PayPal email associated with the payment as this helps us to speed up the process.
Please note that we only publish the overall winning submission as this enables all other submissions to be submitted elsewhere. Copyright remains with the author.
We allow 11 weeks from the competition closing date to award, announce and publish the winning entry.
