Welcome to FlashStories.net, where you can win £500 for your short story of up to 500 words.

Our open-themed competition is on a quarterly basis.

The results will be announced within 8 weeks of each closing date and all winning entries will be published on the website.

Entry fee: £5 per story, £7 for two stories, £3 per story for three entries or more

Prizes: £500 for first, £250 for second and £100 for third place

1. UK residents can enter the competition either by post or online.
2. Non-UK residents can enter the competition online.
3. Non-UK residents are also welcome to enter the competition by post provided that the entry fee can be paid with a pounds sterling (UK) cheque.
4. The entry fee is £5 for one story, £7 for two stories. Three or more stories can be entered for £3 per story.
5. Each entry must be in English and must be typed or printed legibly.
6. Each entry must be no longer than 500 words, excluding title and author's name.
7. Each entry must be the original, unpublished work of the stated author. Entries may have appeared online in peer review sites, but should not have been published in any commercial print or online form.
8. We request only First Electronic Publication Rights. Full copyright is retained by the author.
9. Postal entries must be sent, with adequate postage attached, to: FlashStories.net, 7 Offley Street, Worcester WR3 8BH, UK. Cheques or postal orders payable to Dark Tales.
10. The current deadline for receipt of entries is 31st October 2010.
11. Stories cannot be returned so please do not send original manuscripts.
12. Entries will be judged by Sean Jeffery, editor of Dark Tales, and one other judge, whose decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
13. The winner will receive £500, the runner-up £250 and third-placed £100, plus publication on www.FlashStories.net. Each winning entrant will be notified within approximately 8 weeks of the closing date.

Further details here.

London Comedy Writers does not endorse any of the competitions or opportunities listed on this site and cannot be held responsible for their administration. We provide these links in good faith. You must make your own judgment and do your own research before entering any competition or partaking in any opportunity. If you have had a bad experience with any of these competitions or events listed on the website, please contact us so it can be removed.