The Monthly Short Story Contest
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The 25th Short Story Contest
Opening Date: 1st May Closing Date: 31st May (21:00pm GMT) Winners Announced by the 12th June 2022 1 story permitted, each month No corrections will be permitted so make sure your story is edited/proofread before submitting Maximum word count 1500 Best Story: £25.00 Amazon Voucher (Members) + publication in the Secret Attic Booklet hardcopy + .pdf & published online Non-Members - Publication in the Secret Attic Booklet hardcopy + .pdf If you prefer your stories to not appear on the website you can Opt-Out of Online Publication by emailing Secret Attic Selected stories will also be published in an issue of the Secret Attic Booklet .pdf and hardcopy version Members can access all PDF files HERE JUDGE: Emily Dixon There is no set theme or subject matter - write what you like to write! Stories must be typed in English and must be original We do not accept previously published stories We do not accept simultaneous entries *** Entries to be sent via the ONLINE FORM *** Please do not send Poetry Please do not use fancy fonts, colours or images Please do not send .PNG files Please do not send .PDF files Please do not send .Pages files Place no identifying marks on the manuscript Copyright remains with the author The League - Points Awarded (Members Only) Entering any Monthly Short Story Contest = 1 Selected in any Monthly Short Story Contest = 2 Winning any Monthly Short Story Contest = 3 |
A short story is a love affair; a novel is a marriage. A short story is a photograph; a novel is a film. “Sometimes the ideas just come to me. Other times I have to sweat and almost bleed to make ideas come. It’s a mysterious process, but I hope I never find out exactly how it works. I like a mystery, as you may have noticed.” “If you wait for inspiration to write you’re not a writer, you’re a waiter.” “Ideas are cheap. It’s the execution that is all important.” “I don’t want just words. If that’s all you have for me, you’d better go.” |
