The Strange Circle Magazine showcases the best new dark fiction from around the world.
We are currently looking for submissions for our December 2010 issue. The best short story will receive a prize of £50 (payable through PayPal), with the runners up receiving tokens for the excellent FirstWriter writing site.
The Strange Circle Magazine is primarily published in electronic formats, including iPhone/iPad applications and secure pdf.
If you are interested in submitting a piece of your work, please study the read the competition rules below. It would also be of great advantage to you to read the 'SUBMISSION GUIDELINES' linked here:
RULES
1.We accept entries in the horror and dark fiction genre. These should be short stories.
2.Entries are accepted from anywhere in the World. Entries must be in English.
3.Entries are only accepted via e-mail.
4.Entries should be e-mailed AS ATTACHMENTS to competition@strangecircle.org.uk, preferably as a Word document (see the submission guidelines), ensuring that the subject of the e-mail is 'Strange Circle Magazine Contest Entry'.
5.Each entry must be no longer than 5000 words.
6.There is no fee to enter this competition.
7.Each entrant must only enter one story. If multiples are received, only the first will be considered.
8.Each entry must be the original, unpublished work of the stated author. The author retains full copyright.
9.The current deadline for receipt of stories is 31st October 2010, midnight GMT.
10.The judges’ decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
11.Winners and runners-up will be notified within one month of the closing deadline. A list will also be available on this web page.
12.The winning entry will receive £50, payable by PayPal. Please make sure that you have a PayPal account if you wish to enter this contest.
13.All runners-up will receive a firstwriter.com voucher worth $15 / £10 / €15, allowing them to take out a free subscription to firstwriter.com, providing access to details of hundreds of publishers, literary agents, writing competitions, and magazines!
14.The winning entry and the runners up will all be published in issue 2 of the Strange Circle Magazine. Upon entering this competition, you are agreeing that your work can be published by us. Published entrants will receive a free copy of the edition they are published in. (This will be an electronic copy.)
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