Ever get the feeling you're going through a sense of deja vu? Yes, here we are in another lockdown in the UK, with all the inconveniences and uncertainties that it brings. But one thing that remains ever constant is our 1500 word short story competition! Last quarter we received the biggest number of entries since … Continue reading Short story competition – 4 for 3 offer extends into 2021
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Meet our first Anthology contributors
You may have noticed recently that we've been shouting about our upcoming Short Story Anthology. Well, we make no apologies for that! We're very proud of it, and we can't wait to share the fantastic work written by our thirty-three contributing authors. Publication date is 16th November, and you can pre-order your copies here. They … Continue reading Meet our first Anthology contributors
Our first print anthology is almost here!
It's been about a year in the planning and production, but now our first ever print anthology is almost here! Featuring prize-winning stories from the first year (and a bit) of our short story competition - plus many of the fantastic short-listed entries too - the book is over 170 pages of brilliant fiction. It … Continue reading Our first print anthology is almost here!
July 2020 – Long List
Our special offer this quarter of 4 entries for the price of 3 proved massively popular - just as we though it would - and we received the biggest collection of entries since the competition started. It's been a huge task whittling them down to the long list, but we've thoroughly enjoyed reading the entries. … Continue reading July 2020 – Long List
April 2020 – Long List
There's no denying it - it's been the strangest of times over the past three months. The number of entries we receive each quarter continues to grow - and we're certain that, this time round, lockdown has played a part in that. In fact, we've decided this quarter to put on a special offer for … Continue reading April 2020 – Long List
January 2020 – Long List
It's been the longest period of time that we've taken to announce our long list this quarter - due to the increasing number of quality entries we've received from all around the world. The judges have enjoyed reading all qualifying entries, and we're delighted to publish our long list below. However - We're still receiving … Continue reading January 2020 – Long List
October 2019 – Long List
We received our biggest crop of short story entries yet for the October round of our competition, and we've really had our work cut out to select the ones going through to te next stage. (We're still receiving some entries, though, that do not adhere to our rules of entry, and therefore have had to … Continue reading October 2019 – Long List
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