Short story contest

FREE online entry for subscribers!

Want to see YOUR story
published in Writers’ Forum?

Three great prizes every issue

1st £300 2nd £150 3rd £100

All types of story are welcome, be it crime, comedy, romance, thriller, literary, twist in the tail, horror, SF etc

  • Stories MUST be between 1000 and 3000 words
  • Entry fee is £6 or FREE to subscribers who enter online. Usual subscriber fee is £3.
  • If your story is shortlisted you will be notified and we will ask you to send a photo of yourself and a brief biography via email.

Optional feedback for just £5

Our judges Sue Moorcroft and Jan Jones can provide a page of personalised critique to help you improve your writing. The fee is just £5. You will receive feedback by email if you enter online or please include a stamped addressed envelope if you are entering by post.

TO ENTER ONLINE
To pay for feedback and your entry fee, if applicable, please choose one of the following links to be taken to the secure Select website to pay by card:

To enter send an email with your story attached as a Word-compatible file (.doc or .docx or .rtf). The document must be set out on plain A4, with double line spacing and good margin widths. On a title page give your name, address, phone number, email address, story title and wordcount. The address to send your entry to is:

storycomp@writers-forum.com

Your entry will be forwarded to the judges as soon as all fees due have been paid and your subscriber status has been confirmed. To subscribe now please click here

 

Good luck!

TO ENTER BY POST
See the magazine for a postal entry form or download one (as a pdf) here

 

†Terms & conditions
Free entry offer for subscribers is for a trial period only and may be withdrawn if not viable or subjected to abuse. Only one free entry per subscriber per month; extra entries incur the usual entry fee. There is a rolling deadline. Entries received after one issue's cut-off point are simply placed in the next contest.

 

 

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