24-Hour Short Story Contest
If you enjoy writing short stories, here's a contest with a difference that may interest you.
The contest is run by the freelance writing ezine Writers Weekly. The difference (compared with most such contests) is that the topic will not be made known to writers until 24 hours before the deadline. In other words, once you know the topic required, you will then have just 24 hours to write and submit your story.
There are a lot of things I like about this contest. One is that it is limited to just 500 entries (once that figure has been reached, no further pre-registrations will be accepted). In addition, there are over 85 prizes, so you really do have a decent chance of winning something. And finally, the entry fee is a modest $5 (about 2.50 UK pounds), and anyone in the world is welcome to enter.
As with the contest theme, the word count will not be revealed until 24 hours before the deadline. The organisers say that this is to stop people writing their story in advance, then just making a few minor changes to incorporate the set topic.
The start time for the next quarterly contest is 28 July 2007 at 12:00 p.m. (noon) Central Time. If you fancy a writing challenge - and know you will have some time available on 28/29 July! - in my view it's well worth checking out this contest. Don't forget, though, to scroll down the contest information page to read the FAQs and tips for entrants.
The contest is run by the freelance writing ezine Writers Weekly. The difference (compared with most such contests) is that the topic will not be made known to writers until 24 hours before the deadline. In other words, once you know the topic required, you will then have just 24 hours to write and submit your story.
There are a lot of things I like about this contest. One is that it is limited to just 500 entries (once that figure has been reached, no further pre-registrations will be accepted). In addition, there are over 85 prizes, so you really do have a decent chance of winning something. And finally, the entry fee is a modest $5 (about 2.50 UK pounds), and anyone in the world is welcome to enter.
As with the contest theme, the word count will not be revealed until 24 hours before the deadline. The organisers say that this is to stop people writing their story in advance, then just making a few minor changes to incorporate the set topic.
The start time for the next quarterly contest is 28 July 2007 at 12:00 p.m. (noon) Central Time. If you fancy a writing challenge - and know you will have some time available on 28/29 July! - in my view it's well worth checking out this contest. Don't forget, though, to scroll down the contest information page to read the FAQs and tips for entrants.
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