NEO•GRIOT

International Short Story Competition

 

We are looking for entries for this year's annual International Short Story Competition that are well crafted and original - short stories that are original, wonderfully written and captivating from start to finish.

The short story form is an amazing medium where insights into characters are revealed, a moment in time analysed in detail, and where a sliver of human frailty can be exposed. 

This stand alone structure can beautifully illustrate a piece of prose where every word counts and the reader is drawn into the action from the very first sentence.   

Perhaps your skills lie in weaving descriptions through a mosaic use of language that evokes emotions and triggers memories.  This is a perfect medium to highlight and to lay bare, to clarify and to invigorate, to go one step beyond the usual realm and to enlighten.

Entry Fee: £10 per story

Status: Unpublished

Judge: Annette Longman 
Chief Editor at Austin & Macauley Publishers Ltd 

Word Count: Maximum 2500 words 

Deadline: Midnight on Monday 30 January 2012

Prizes: £2,500, £1,000 & £500 plus publication

 The winners, ten runners up and five highly recommended will be published in Chapter One Promotions anthology.

You can submit and pay online or use the more traditional postal method.  Our mailing address is Chapter One Promotions, Canterbury Court, 1-3 Brixton Road, London, SW9 6DE, England.  Please ensure that your contact details are placed on a separate sheet.  All online submissions will receive an acknowledgment receipt immediately.

Payment Options

• Submit and pay online
• Postal payment and online entry
• Online payment and postal entry
• Postal payment and submissions

 

For our guidelines please check out the rules page.  For more information or enquiries, please contact us or call us direct on 0845 456 5364. 

 Alternatively you can write to us, including a stamped addressed envelope, to Chapter One Promotions, Canterbury Court, 1-3 Brixton Road, London, SW9 6DE, England.