The Writers’ Circle has launched a national short story writing competition, with a theme of secrets and lies. There are cash prizes, plus the winners will be featured in the 2010 collection of members’ writing, Aware. CADWC members are eligible to enter and can submit one story free of charge.

Word length is 1500 words and deadline is 30th September 2010.

Competition Rules & Information

The competition is open to anyone living in the UK.

1. Stories should address the theme of ‘Secrets and Lies’.
2. Maximum number of words: 1,500
3. The story must be typed and submitted by post.
4. The name of the author must not appear on the actual story.
5. Closing date for receipt of stories is September 30th 2010.
6. Entrants must send with their stories a separate cover sheet which gives their name, address, telephone number, email and title and first line of story or stories. This acts as the entry form.
7. Entry fee is £3 for one story, and £5 for two. Please send a cheque made out to Chorley & District Writers’ Circle, and post with cover sheet and story or stories to: Aware Competition, 27 Thirlmere Road, Blackrod, Bolton BL6 5EB.
8. Members of Chorley & District Writers’ Circle are eligible to enter and are entitled to one free entry.
9. There is no limit to the number of entries permitted.
10. Copyright always remains with the author.

 Prizes

Winner: £100; two runners-up: £50; plus publication for winners (and possibly short-listed entries) in Aware, the Circle’s annual collection of writing, and on the Fiction Feedback website.

Aware will be a digital production for 2010 and might also be produced as a printed booklet, at the Circle’s discretion.

Entry into the competition is construed as an acceptance of possible publication.

We cannot enter into any correspondence about individual stories, only about the rules of entry. For information, please email: mail@chorleywriters.co.uk

Further details here.

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