Guidelines
- The prize is for FLASH FICTION on the theme of ‘THRILLER’ in which no woman is beaten, stalked, sexually exploited, raped or murdered.
- Thriller genres can include crime, mystery, historical, sci-fi, cyber, comedy, psychological, spy, suspense, political, satirical and disaster, etc. We are not at this time looking for horror or fantasy stories.
- For the purposes of this Prize, ‘murder’ does not include incidents where people in general or specific groups of people are the targets or victims, e.g. war, terrorist attacks, hostage situations, sabotage.
- Where there is any ambiguity, the deciding factor will be whether a female character was targeted or died because she was a woman.
- The competition is open to authors of any nationality.
- Submissions must be unpublished, with first publication rights available. Should your entry be published elsewhere before the winner/s are announced, you must inform us by email.
- Entries must be in English. Translations are welcome.
- Shortlisted authors will be notified by September 25th 2020
- The shortlist will be announced on October 1st 2020
- The winner will be announced on October 12th 2020
How to submit
- Entries should be 300 words maximum, excluding the title
- Double-spaced, 12pt
- The full flash fiction should be entered in pdf, .doc or .docx file format.
- The title of the story should be at the top of the document, but no identifying name/s of author or submitter should appear on the document itself. Entries will be read double-blind.
- If you are unable to enter online, get in touch via the Contact page and we will be happy to accept your postal entry.
- By submitting work for the Prize you are agreeing that ALL criteria have been met and you have accepted these terms and conditions.
- You are also agreeing that we may contact you and add your name to our database to keep you informed about the Prize. Your details will never be shared or sold to third parties.
- Any entry failing to meet the criteria will be disqualified.
