First prize: £150 Second prize: £80 Third prize: £30
Closing date: 31st October 2016
Online entries CLICK HERE
Chief Judge: Robert Scott-Norton is a successful indie author famed for his ongoing intricate sci-fi series ‘The Tombs Legacy’. He is a resident of Southport and has concluded that the ordinary seaside town is the perfect setting for all the horrors he can throw at it. He enjoys a variety of fiction, but is drawn to the works of Stephen King and all things Doctor Who. He is, however, looking forward to the range of genres that this annual competition will bring.
Rules
- Your entry should be an unpublished, original story on any theme of up to 2000 words (previous publication includes via internet or independent press)
- Do not put your name on your story but do give it a suitable title. Titles should be both appropriate and interesting.
- There is no set theme or style for the competition, other than the above.
- You do not need an entry form. Send us a separate cover sheet with each entry’s title, word count, your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address.
- For internet entries, please include PayPal ref. number in body of email OR put the story(ies) names in the comments box when paying. Also please use basic formatting in any of .doc, .docx, rich text or .odf file types when attaching your file to the email. Any sidebars, headers, footers or unusual layouts may result in your electronic entry being rejected.
- No individual correspondence will be entered into regarding receipt of works/payments, so please do not send any confirmational material or use Recorded Delivery.
- Please include an SAE if you wish to receive a print of the results/judges report (if available) when the competition is finished. For email entries, please note in the body of the mail that you would like to receive the results.
- Winners will be informed in December, general availability of results will be available on this site thereafter. There may be a delay publishing results depending on circumstances and permissions.
- Entries in English please (minor dialect allowable).
- Winning stories may be published on this site for 12 months with permission of original author.
Optional – Paper saving single-spaced entries encouraged.
- The fee is £3.00 for each story, or £10 for 4. You can pay by cheque or postal order made out to Southport Writers’ Circle.
Send postal entries to:
Short Story Competition
3 Hereford Road
Southport
Merseyside
PR9 7DX
Online entries CLICK HERE