Opportunities for Short Story Writers
A few interesting-looking opportunities for short story writers have been posted on the Writers Wanted board of my forum recently, so in case you've missed them I thought I'd draw them to your attention today.
First up, Gyppo (also known as John) was kind enough to post some info about a competition for a seriously short story being held by BBC Radio Four to celebrate World Book Day.
Your story must comprise exactly 100 words, no more, no less, and incorporate the following six words: bodies, experiments, bacon, organic, fire, paper (apparently the contest theme was suggested by a recent interview with surrealist film-maker David Lynch).
You can enter free via the website - just click here to go straight to the relevant page. Fifty UK pounds in book tokens is the first and only prize, and the top three entries will be read out on air. The closing date is Midnight GMT on March 12 2007.
By the way, this competition has been the subject of some discussion on my forum, and you can go directly to the relevant topic here.
Secondly, WritersWeekly.com is holding a 24-Hour Short Story Contest. Basically, you pay a $5 entry fee to register now, then on the start date (April 21 2007) you are emailed the topic of the contest. You then have 24 hours to write and submit your story by email.
It's a nice little challenge, and limited to 500 entrants. There are also over 85 prizes on offer, so if you can turn out a half-way decent story you have a pretty good chance of winning something. You can read full details of the contest here.
Finally, the quarterly US magazine Glimmer Train says it is looking for 'emotonally affecting, literary short fiction.' Stories may be up to 12,000 words in length, and writers can submit up to three in any one reading month (the next reading month is April). There are no reading fees for standard submissions.
Glimmer Train pays a standard fee of $700 for first publication rights. In addition, they run regular contests for new writers, very short stories, and so on. Entry fees are payable for these contests, but the prizes on offer to the winners are higher than the (still substantial) $700 fee paid for standard submissions.
Full guidelines can be found at www.glimmertrain.com/writguid1.html. If you're serious about your short story writing, this looks like a market you should definitely check out.
First up, Gyppo (also known as John) was kind enough to post some info about a competition for a seriously short story being held by BBC Radio Four to celebrate World Book Day.
Your story must comprise exactly 100 words, no more, no less, and incorporate the following six words: bodies, experiments, bacon, organic, fire, paper (apparently the contest theme was suggested by a recent interview with surrealist film-maker David Lynch).
You can enter free via the website - just click here to go straight to the relevant page. Fifty UK pounds in book tokens is the first and only prize, and the top three entries will be read out on air. The closing date is Midnight GMT on March 12 2007.
By the way, this competition has been the subject of some discussion on my forum, and you can go directly to the relevant topic here.
Secondly, WritersWeekly.com is holding a 24-Hour Short Story Contest. Basically, you pay a $5 entry fee to register now, then on the start date (April 21 2007) you are emailed the topic of the contest. You then have 24 hours to write and submit your story by email.
It's a nice little challenge, and limited to 500 entrants. There are also over 85 prizes on offer, so if you can turn out a half-way decent story you have a pretty good chance of winning something. You can read full details of the contest here.
Finally, the quarterly US magazine Glimmer Train says it is looking for 'emotonally affecting, literary short fiction.' Stories may be up to 12,000 words in length, and writers can submit up to three in any one reading month (the next reading month is April). There are no reading fees for standard submissions.
Glimmer Train pays a standard fee of $700 for first publication rights. In addition, they run regular contests for new writers, very short stories, and so on. Entry fees are payable for these contests, but the prizes on offer to the winners are higher than the (still substantial) $700 fee paid for standard submissions.
Full guidelines can be found at www.glimmertrain.com/writguid1.html. If you're serious about your short story writing, this looks like a market you should definitely check out.
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