Fantasy Book Review Fantasy Short Story Competition 2011

This year, Fantasy Book Review with Swift Publishers are running a short story competition. The writer of the winning fantasy short story will receive an Apple iPad, the two runner-ups will receive Amazon Kindle’s. Each applicable entry will receive a free copy of Frank P Ryan’s fantasy ebook The Snowmelt River.

Full rules and conditions can be found on their website but in brief: all submitted work be the author’s original work, between 2,000 and 5,000 English words with a fantasy theme woven throughout. Entries can be submitted from 10 April 2011 up until 10 September 2011, with the winners being announced on 1 November 2011 and published on the site exactly one week later.

Fantasy author Frank P Ryan has supplied a guide to how to write a fantasy short story especially for the Fantasy Book Review Short Story Competition 2011. Full of advice and tips it can be downloaded by clicking here.

When you are happy with your mini-masterpiece, simply email   fantasyshortstorycompetition@fantasybookreview.co.uk with your entry as an attachment. Include your full name (first name and surname) and country of residence.

Bristol Short Story Competition

3000 words  /  entry fee £7  /  prizes up to £1000  /  closing date 31 March

Details:  Bristol Prize website

Fish One-Page Story Competition

300 words  /  entry fee 14 Euros  /  prize  1000 Euros  /  closing date 20 March

Details: Fish Publishing

Rider Haggard Story Competition

3000 words  /  stories inspired by Rider Haggard  /  £10 entry fee  /  prize £200  /  closing date 20 March

Details: Rider Haggard Society

Friends of Morley Competition

Friends of Morley Literature Festival Story Competition

3000 words  / free entry  / prizes up to £50  /  closing date 1 July

Email fmlitfest@yahoo.com for entry form

The Cinnamon Press Awards

The first 10,000 words of your novel or novella  /  short story 2000-4000 words  /  ten poems (40 lines max)  /  £16 entry fee  /  prizes up to £400  /  closing date 30 June

Details: Cinnamon Press

Biscuit Publishing Story Competition

1000-5000 words  /  £10 entry fee  /  prizes up to £1500 / closing date 9 May

Details: Biscuit Publishing Ltd

The Writer's 2011 Short-Story Contest

The Writer has announced its 2011 Short-Story Contest. "Once again, we're partnering with Gotham Writers' Workshop to bring you this contest, which offers great prizes to the top three finishers."

For all the details visit The Writer website.

Giggle Magazine. Competition

 Giggle Magazine has announced its first short story competition: “Send us your wild and wonderful words, make them count and make them funny. We want to giggle!  Giggle Magazine is a platform publication offering a voice to Artists, Writers, Comedians, Photographers and Musicians. Giggle Magazine provides a promotional outlet for fresh talent in a competitive industry, simultaneously we provide high quality entertainment for readers in Wales and the South West of England and the opportunity for struggling talent to earn a bit of money promoting their own material and the work of others.

1st Prize: £50 plus publication in February issue and copies of the magazine. 2nd and 3rd Prizes: Publication in April issue and copies of the magazine.

Entries must be no more than 1000 words in length, typed, double spaced, and have the author’s name, address and contact details on the cover page. Please also include a word count at the end of the manuscript. We can only accept stories in English. Entries over the word count will be disqualified. No correspondence will be entered into.

Entries may be on any topic, but remember, we want to laugh.

Entries must be previously unpublished. Submissions are accepted from both published and unpublished writers.

The entry fee for each story is £3 sterling, please pay by cheque if possible, and make it payable to ‘Giggle Magazine’. For alternative payment methods contact Jess Dando. You may enter as many stories as you wish. Entries may be sent be email or post."

Contact Details:  Jessica Dando, No 3 Arthur Street, Cardiff, CF24 1QR. Tel: 029 2030 2196

Email: jessdando@giggle-mag.com

For more information and updates visit their website.