2010 Spring Fiction Contest

OnceWritten.com is looking for the high-quality, well-written short stories for our Fiction Writing Contest. Send us your best, unpublished piece for a chance to win $1,000.

To Enter

All entries must be original works that have not been published online or in print. Stories should generally not exceed 5,000 words, but we'd prefer writers focus on great writing, rather than strict word count.

 

Details

Prizes

   First Prize: $1,000 and publication

   Runner Up: $100 and publication

 

Deadline

   April 30, 2010

 

Reading Fee

   Daily Writing Sparks Subscribers: $15

   General Public: $20

 

Word/Line/Page Limit

   5,000 words

 

Notification

   July 15, 2010

 

Email
Submissions

Step 1

Complete the Entry Form below

 

Step 2

Make your payment of $20 by Pay Pal.

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If the corresponding reading fee is not received (either by PayPal or by mail, your story will not be considered.)

 

Step 3

Please email your contest entry to: '); document.write(EmailName); document.write(' "at sign" oncewritten.comowcontests "at sign" oncewritten.com.

Residency Requirements

No residency requirements apply; although all winning entries will be paid in U.S. currency. Winning writers MUST be able to accept checks drawn on an American bank OR Pay Pal.

 

Author Rights

OnceWritten.com does reserve the right to feature winning entries on the website and in publications promoting the website for the lifetime of OnceWritten.com. In the case that the author chooses to later re-print a winning entry in another publication, OnceWritten.com requests that written credit be given. Authors retain all other rights.