HOW THE SHORT STORY CHALLENGE WORKS
● The Short Story Challenge is an international writing competition and is open to writers around the world.
● There are 2 rounds of competition.
● 1st Round (February 4-12, 2010) : Writers are placed randomly in heats. Each heat is assigned a genre and a subject. Some examples of past genre and subject combinations are: Comedy / Hunting, Fantasy / Steps, Horror / A family reunion, and Sci-Fi / A blind date. For other examples of genre / subject combinations, check out past competition pages here [ 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 ]
● Writers have 8 days to write an original short story (2,500 words max).
● Winners are chosen from the 1st Round to advance to the 2nd round and compete for thousands in cash and prizes.
● 2nd Round (April 1-2, 2010) : All of the writers receive the same genre and subject at midnight (EST time) and have just 24 hours to write an original short story.
● A panel of judges review the final round stories and winners are chosen!
HOW TO REGISTER
It's easy to register. First, download and read the Official Rules & Participation Agreement. Once you have read, understood, and agree to the terms you are ready to register by clicking here. The entry fee is US$39 until the Early Entry Deadline of Thursday, December 23, 2010 and US$49 until the Final Entry Deadline of Wednesday, February 2, 2011.
GIFT THE SHORT STORY CHALLENGE
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FEEDBACK [Judges + Peer]
Every registered writer has a great chance to receive feedback.
JUDGES COMMENTS / CRITIQUES: NYC Midnight provides judges' comments and critiques for every entered story in each challenge of the competition.
PEER REVIEW: During the judging, a special Review Forum will be available for the participants to submit their screenplays for review from fellow writers. During the 2010 Short Story Challenge, there were over 2,200 comments made on the 170+ stories submitted on the forum. Click here to check out the forums.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR
Early Entry Deadline December 23, 2010 Final Entry Deadline February 2, 2011 1st Round Begins February 4, 2011 at 11:59PM EST 1st Round Submission Deadline February 12, 2011 at 11:59PM EST Final Round Begins April 1, 2011 at 11:59PM EST Final Round Submission Deadline April 2, 2011 at 11:59PM EST
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