Name: Black Letter Media Short Story Competition
Country: South Africa
Word count: 2000-6000 words
Entry fee: Free
Prize: Winner — R5000, 2nd runner-up — R1500, 3rd runner-up R500
Eligibility: Writers all over the world
Closing Date: May 31, 2017
It’s time to get your pen juggling over the theme of “The People Shall…”. Black Letter Media wants to reward writers all over the world who are inspired to write on this theme. The focus of this competition is to reward creativity in short story writing.
Rules:
You must be over 18
Only fictional short stories will be considered
Submission should be the writer’s original work
Submission should be written in English or translated to English
Translated work should include the original language of the work, author’s name and translator’s name
Work should be between 2000-6000 words
Simultaneous submission is not allowed
Submission deadline is May 31, 2017.
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Black Letter Media Short Story Competition
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