In these early days of the year with so many hours to each dark night, The Fiction Desk invites you to seek a home for your spooky scribblings by submitting an entry to their annual ghost story competition.
They say: “’Ghost story’ can mean a lot of different things, from an encounter with an actual phantom to more unusual paranormal phenomena and unexplained events. All types are welcome, so feel free to experiment: we’re very unlikely to disqualify a story for stretching the definition of a “ghost”. Keep in mind that our general readership (and by extension our judge) may be more likely to respond well to psychological chills and unexplained mysteries than in-your-face gore.”
Prizes of this writing contest
- 1st prize is £500
- 2nd prize is £250
- 3rd prize is £100
Rules of this writing contest
Entries should be between 1,000 and 5,000 words in length. The entry fee is £8 for each story submitted.
The deadline for entries is January 31st, 2017. Entry costs £8, and stories should be submitted online at www.thefictiondesk.com/submissions/ghost-story-form.php.
The competition is judged by Rob Redman, editor of the anthology series and founder of The Fiction Desk.
And in case you need a little prompt, The Fiction Day clarify that a “’Ghost story’ can mean a lot of different things, from an encounter with an actual phantom to more unusual paranormal phenomena and unexplained events. All types are welcome, so feel free to experiment: we’re very unlikely to disqualify a story for stretching the definition of a “ghost”. Keep in mind that our general readership (and by extension our judge) may be more likely to respond well to psychological chills and unexplained mysteries than in-your-face gore.”
Find full details here.
The Fiction Desk’s Newcomer Prize specifically seeks writing from new authors. It’s only open to writers who have not been previously published by The Fiction Desk, and who have not yet published a novel or collection of short stories in print.