The First Spoken Ink Audiostory Competition
Submissions are invited of stories of no more than 1,500 words.Stories must be the original work of the author, and must not have been published before in any medium.
The stories must be sent by email to competition@spokenink.co.uk as attachments, and must be in .doc, .rtf or .pdf format.
A long list of ten stories will be posted on the site.
On our distinguished judging panel are:
Prunella Scales, the actress (Sybil Fawlty),
Ra Page, publisher and founder of Comma Press specialising in short stories
Sue Arnold, audiobook columnist on the Guardian
Adam Marek, author (finalist in the Sunday Times short story competition 2010)
and Edmund Caldecott and Constantine Gregory of Spoken InkA short list of three stories will be selected by our panel, recorded and posted on the site. The public may then vote on them.
The winner will receive £250, second prize is £50, and third prize £25
Copyright of the material remains with the author, but Spokenink shall have non-exclusive rights to publish the stories for free audio download for a period of two years.
The competition closes on 31st July 2010.
The winner will be announced in late September/early October 2010.
To keep you informed, there will be regular updates in our newsletters.
A fee of £4 must be paid for each submission, and you may make as many submissions as you wish.
By entering the competition, you agree to the conditions above.
When clicking the Paypal button, below, you will be given the option of paying by Paypal or credit card
We look forward to reading your stories! Good luck!
Entry fee: £4.00
To pay, supply the required details above, then click to use our secure payment method. After successful payment, you will be supplied with a unique payment code. You will need both the payment code and the 'Author's name' as proof of payment.
