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To celebrate our First Year Birthday in June 2012 5minutefiction.co.uk is running a short story competition.
Entries are invited on any subject (but not erotica) and can be between 100 and 1,500 words in length. Closing date 1st June 2012. So get writing!...........
£2 per entry via PayPal (see button at bottom of page)

Please make sure you have read the rules THOROUGHLY before submitting

YOUR ENTRY

  • Stories can be between 100 and 1,500 words in length on any subject..
  • Please submit your work typed, double-spaced by email to editor@5minutefiction.co.uk
  • Your entry will be judged anonymously by a panel of 3 writers.
  • First, second and third places will be judged from a final selection of 10 by public vote.
  • Public voting will be by subscription to ensure fairness (see public voting rules below)
  • Please submit a short profile plus optional photograph with your story as winners details will be published on the website.
  • First prize = £100 (By paypal /cheque /Amazon vouchers /direct payment into bank account) 
  • Second prize = £50 (By Paypal /cheque/Amazon vouchers/direct payment into bank account)
  • Third prize = £25 (By Paypal /cheque /Amazon vouchers /direct payment into bank account)
  • No alterations may be made to a story once submitted.
  • All entrants will receive confirmation of receipt of entry.
  • Public vote of the final 10 entries as selected by our panel will be put to public vote between 16th and 24th June 2012
  • The winners will be contacted by email and the winning stories published on the website on 30th June 2012
  • Copyright of any story remains with the author, but 5minutefiction.co.uk has the unrestricted right to publish the winning stories on its website, and in any related material for PR purposes.
ELIGIBILITY
  • Stories should be in English (or English dialect) and should not have been published or accepted for publication elsewhere.
  • Stories that have won or are under consideration in other short story competitions are not eligible. 
  • Stories should not be a translation of another author’s work.
  • Entrants must be aged 18 years or over
  • Entries must comply to all rules or will be disqualified
HOW TO ENTER

  • Send your story online to editor@5minutefiction.co.uk
  • Mark your entry as '1st Birthday Competition’
  • If entering online, be sure to follow the instructions on the website carefully. Stories should be sent as a single attachment.
    The entry fee of £2 allows you to enter one story. You may enter as many stories as you like, provided each entry is accompanied by the £2 entry fee. All fee’s will be used to contribute towards the prize and continued administration and hosting of the website.
  • Entry fees must be paid via the Paypal portal on the website
PRIZE TERMS

  • 1st Prize £100, publication on the 5minutefiction.co.uk website and publication as part of an e-book short story anthology. The winner will receive a % of royalties received.
  • 2nd Prize £50, publication on the 5minutefiction.co.uk website and publication as part of an e-book short story anthology. The winner will receive a % of royalties received.
  • 3rd Prize £25, publication on the 5minutefiction.co.uk website and publication as part of an e-book short story anthology. The winner will receive a % of royalties received.
  • Up to 20 additional entries will be considered for publication as part of an e-book short story anthology. All authors will receive a % of royalties received.
  • All entries will receive feedback.

Public Voting Rules

 To be eligable to vote for your top 3 stories from a selection of 10 (as selected by our panel of judges)
1. Voters can only vote once for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places
2. Voters will be asked to pay a small fee via paypal (0.10p via paypal) for their vote. This helps ensure only 1 vote per person.
3.Public voting will take place between 16th and 24th June 2012.
1st Birthday Short Story competition
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