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Short Story Competition

Short Story Competition

Date: 2015-05-01

Precisely 100 words (no more, no less)

Mondays at St. Clements

Our short-story competitions over the years have attracted many submissions each year. This annual event coincides with the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere.

In celebration of the shortest day of the year which falls on 21 June in 2015, Mondays at St. Clements is celebrating National Short Story Day. We follow the lead of a UK-wide celebration with the same name, an initiative aimed at promoting fiction in its succinct form, focusing on South African writing that lends itself to this tradition.

Short Story Competition Rules:

  • length: 100 words (excluding title).
  • stories of more or less than 100 words will be disqualified
  • entries by email to falconscove@gmail.com
  • state author's name and wordcount
  • use large font: eg. Times New Roman, 14 pt.
  • author of winning story will receive a presentation box of wine
  • stories will be adjudicated by Retired Judge Christopher Nicholson
  • author's names will be deleted for adjudication
  • a maximum number of 5 submissions per person is permitted
  • stories submitted for previous competitions will not be considered
  • closing date: Monday 1 June, 2015
  • the top ten stories will be published in the ebook le petit déjeuner 5,
  • comprising a selection of 50 short stories
  • all stories will be read at St. Clements on the two Mondays following the presentation.