Fantasy Short Story Contest!
Greetings! I’ll be hosting a contest for Fantasy-themed Short Stories with PRIZES available to the 1st and 2nd place submissions. The details are below:
Submission Deadline: October 31st, 2019 (11:59 p.m. EST)
Winner Announcements: November 16th, 2019
1st Place will be awarded a $100 Amazon Gift Card!
2nd Place will be awarded a $25 Amazon Gift Card
Theme/Prompt: All submissions must adhere to a specific prompt or theme. This quarter, the theme is “Wishing Well”. Your submission must portray or utilize the prompt in some meaningful way. Entries that do not will not be eligible for prizes.
Content Guidelines: Failure to meet any item below may result in immediate disqualification.
– Must be Fantasy (any sub-genre is acceptable)
– Must be under 5,000 words
– Must be your own Fantasy world
– There is no Maturity restriction – anything goes!
– You may only submit one entry per contest
Contests will be held every three months, so be sure to subscribe to receive updates for the next!
Please send all submissions to bernard@bernardbertram.com. The submission must include one of the following:
– A .doc file attachment
– A .pdf file attachment
– A Google Docs link (be sure that View/Edit access is included)
Winners will be announced on November 16th on this Blog. Please be sure to use an active e-mail address, as Prizes will be delivered electronically. Winners of the contest will be contacted via e-mail. If no response is received within one week, the prize will be forfeited and given to the runner-up.
Grading Guide: Submissions will be reviewed and winners will be determined by the following:
– Creativity
– Effective usage of the Theme/Prompt
– Grammar
– Format
– Intrigue / Interest
And, most of all, GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN!
Disclosure Details:
All work that you submit is your own. It will not be copied, claimed, or distributed in any way except in the case of the 1st and 2nd place works. Both winners will have their submissions shared via this website, my Facebook, and Goodreads (due to an automated RSS Blog feed from my website). To restate, this sharing of work will only apply to the winners of the contest.
I reserve the right to review and rate all submitted works based on personal opinion.