Contest Details
Flash fiction competition rules.
A prize of US$100 will be awarded to the most downloaded story by the closing date, $50 for the second runner-up, and $25 for the third. Copyright remains with authors: work will not be copied or redistributed or sold to third parties.
Entry requirements.
1. The story must be grammatically correct with full use of paragraphs, commas, and full stops. Submissions which do not meet this requirement will be rejected and not progress through to the competition.
Grammar is important: there’s plenty of free information on YouTube on the use of punctuation, and Word will highlight where spelling is incorrect.
2. There must be a covering picture or photo which illustrates a central theme. It may even be an abstract design. (Do not include a photo of the author). Look at the link to the Newyorker item at the end of this note for imaginative use of images.
3. It must have a beginning, middle, and end. If possible, there should be a 'twist in the tale', or unexpected conclusion. The word limit is 1500 words and should not be less than 1000.
4. Payment will be made directly into the winner's bank account. In the interests of transparency, winners will be listed on the front page of the Yours2Read platform after the competition has closed.
5. In submitting a story you give a legal assurance that it is your own work and has not been copied from another source. Work will be checked for plagiarism. Real persons must not be named or recognisable or libelled.
We are interested in finding authors who we can work with in the future. Interesting, engaging, and well written submissions will be a good place to start!
Look at these short video clips on YouTube which explain the basics of successful flash fiction:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUV6lk1N6W8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG4Fw86-kkw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC3NjSdlB9o
Examples of flash fiction:
https://www.newyorker.com/books/flash-fiction
Before you start, search the internet for websites on grammar, style, composition. If work is badly or carelessly written, readers will focus on the errors and not the story. But if it’s faultless, they will instead focus entirely on your writing. Never underestimate the power of good grammar.
Good luck!
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