Erewash Writers' Themed Flash Fiction Competition with Shirley Harber.
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You're invited to enter our Themed Flash Fiction Competition
with Shirley Harber
There is no minimum amount of words, maximum 500 words.
FREE ENTRY. Entries from worldwide are welcome.
As Shirley's book The Snake Princess is set in Ancient Egypt,
your brief is to write a piece of historical flash fiction and this can
be from any historical time period.
You can find out more about Shirley on her web sites:
https://shirleyharberauthor.wordpress.com/
http://shirleyannecook.wordpress.com/
One winner will receive a copy of Shirley's paperback The Snake Princess, one free entry to our Open Short Story Competition 2015,
online publication on our website and Facebook page, twitter and
blog announcements.
Closing date: Thursday January 29th 2015
Please read Rules of Entry below.
RULES OF ENTRY
1 READ THE RULES OF ENTRY. Please copy these Rules of Entry and the Entry Form from the website before submitting
an entry. When you're ready to send your entry, read through these rules again to ensure you have not missed anything for example, an entry form. Please contact us for them only if you're unable to copy them.
Follow this link for Entry Form
http://erewashwriterscompetition.weebly.com/2015-entry-form-flash-fiction-with-shirley-harber.html
2 All entries must be in English. Double line spacing is preferable. As entries will be judged anonymously please ensure the entry form is completed. Entries received without an entry form will not be accepted. Follow this link for Entry
Form http://erewashwriterscompetition.weebly.com/2015-entry-form-flash-fiction-with-shirley-harber.html
3 Entries can be sent either by email or post. We prefer to receive entries via email to ease our administration process.
We are happy to accept postal entries if email is not an option for you.
3(i) Entry by EMAIL:
a) Send your completed entry form in the body of an email. Send it to Debbie at
erewashwriterscomps(at)hotmail.co.uk subject title: ENTRY - FLASH FICTION (and your name)
eg ENTRY - FLASH FICTION (Debbie Wilkinson).
b) Send your entry either in the body of the same email as your entry form or in the body of a second email with the subject
title: FLASH FICTION COMP (and your name).
ATTACHMENTS:
IF YOU HAVE NOT ENTERED ANY OF OUR OPEN COMPETITIONS, THEN YOUR ENTRY MUST BE IN THE
BODY OF AN EMAIL. ATTACHMENTS FROM NEW ENTRANTS WILL NOT BE OPENED. Any such entries
with an attachment will be deleted. This means your entry will not be accepted if you are a new entrant and
you send an attachment.
If you have entered any of our OPEN Short Story competitions, you are welcome to send your entry by
attachment (attached to your entry form). Please send your entry form in the body of an email. Send each
entry as a separate attachment in WORD and make sure the title of the attachment or file is exactly the same
as the story title you put on the entry form.
3(ii) Entry by POST: Complete the entry form and enclose it with your entry. Make sure you do not put anything on the entry to identify yourself. All entries are judged anonymously and any identifying marks will mean we cannot forward your entry to the judging process.
You can find the entry form using this link
http://erewashwriterscompetition.weebly.com/2015-entry-form-flash-fiction-with-shirley-harber.html
Ensure correct postage is paid otherwise your entry will remain at the sorting office. Our postal address is:
EWG Competition, Parklands Connexion, Stanhope Street, Long Eaton, NG10 4QN.
You can enclose entries to more than one competition in one envelope if you wish as long as each entry is
accompanied by the correct entry form. It is acceptable to fold your entry once only if you wish to use a smaller
size envelope.
4 Entries will be acknowledged by email so please ensure your email address is clearly stated. If you don’t have email
and wish to send a self-addressed stamped postcard, we will use that to acknowledge your entry. Entries received in the last week will be acknowledged after the close date.
5 As Shirley's book The Snake Princess is set in Ancient Egypt, your brief is to write a piece of historical flash fiction and this can be from any historical time period.
6 No minimum word count, maximum 500 words, not including title.
7 FREE ENTRY Two entries per entrant permitted. Only one entry per entrant can win a prize.
8 Entrants can be any age. All entries will be judged anonymously and no allowance made for age.
9 We will publish the winning entry on this website and remove it at a later date if you require us to do so.
You are welcome to put a link to your blog, website or email with your winning entry if you wish. We require a few
words of bio to accompany the winning entry.
10 Copyright remains with author.
11 Entries cannot have been previously published and must be the original work of the entrant. We do not want
to read work that can be found to be in print or online anywhere, including blogs.
12 Please do not send us entries that have received an award from a previous competition, or anywhere else.
Please do not send us entries currently waiting to be judged in other competitions, or that have been submitted
for publication and are awaiting response.
13 Closing date for the competition is noon (GMT) Thursday January 29th 2015. Winners will be announced
on this site, on or before Sunday 15th March 2015.
14 Prize awarded to one winner is publication on this website, Facebook, Twitter blog announcements, copy of
Shirley's book and one free entry to our Open Competition 2015.
15 The judge's decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
16 No corrections will be accepted.
17 Entry implies acceptance of the rules.
18 READ THE RULES again to ensure you have not missed anything for example have you completed an entry form?
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Critique Service: We are not providing critiques for this competition.
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Short Story Writing Course: We are pleased to offer a Short Story Writing Course. This course is suitable for beginners and for those who have been writing for a while yet would appreciate a helping hand.
Our six-module course is £36 and this fee is discounted to £33 for those who entered any of our Open Short Story Competitions. Please contact Debbie erewashwriterscomps(at)hotmail.co.uk to find out more or if you wish to enrol on the course.
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TIPS FOR WRITING FLASH FICTION
Dan Purdue judged one of our flash fiction competitions. In his blog post http://lies-ink.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/a-free-flash-fiction-competition.html Dan highlights a few of the factors involved to make the difference between a contender and an also-ran. Keep these in mind when you're penning your entry.
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