short stories
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It’s not long until the closing date of my two short story competitions. You have until 31st May to get your entries in. To find out more about them, see my competition page. One of the competitions is for a flash fiction story of up to 100 words. You can write a chilling story to…
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This week’s guest writer is Rachel Garrod. It’s my great pleasure to welcome her to this slot for the first time. Here is a little bit about her, in her own words: ‘I am 48 years old and for the past 3 years my husband and I have lived in Spain near Marbella. Ostensibly the…
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This week’s market is for the fantasy, horror and science fiction writers among you. The British Fantasy Society is holding its 2016 short story competition. You’ll find all the details on their competition page. Here are a few basic details – Prizes: 1st: £100 2nd: £50 3rd: £20 Entry fee: £5 All prize winners will…
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I don’t know about you, but I certainly have that sluggish Monday-mind-syndrome. So to start the writing week off, I’m inviting you (yes, again!) to enter one of my two short story competitions (with prizes!). One of them is for a short story of up to 1000 words on the theme of TREASURE. How you…
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This week it’s my pleasure to welcome back Nest Madden to my Guest Writer Spot. Nest is one of my brilliant students. Here’s a little background detail on Nest and you can read his previous story, The Easter Bunny. ‘Nest is a decorated security specialist who has over thirty years’ experience in front line security…
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If you like entering short story competitions with a theme, then the HG Wells Short Story Competition might be the one for you. Entries of between 1500-5000 words are required on the theme of space. The closing date is 17th July 2016. There are different prizes depending on your age group (under or over 21)…
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This week, it gives me great pleasure to welcome my brilliant student, Jason Moody to my Guest Writer Spot. You may be familiar with his name; he often takes part in my weekly writing challenges and entertains us with his witty limericks and stories. Here’s a little bit about him in his own words: ‘I’m…
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I hope you’ve all had a good week. Here’s my latest challenge for you: Option one: Write a limerick with the word KNIT in it somewhere Option two: Write a poem on the theme of SUNSHINE Option three: Write a twenty-word story using all of the following words: BEAUTY, DRUNK, CRACKERS, CHEESE, LADDER and PIQUANT…
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This week’s market is an ongoing one. ‘1000 Word Challenge‘ run quarterly themed competitions for stories up to 1000 words. The current theme is ‘Lift’. Here are some more details for you: Prizes: 1st: £100 2nd: £50 3rd: 25 Entry fee: £5 or £8 for an entry with feedback The closing date for the current…
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I hope you’ve all had a restful Easter break and that the Easter bunny was good to you. Now, if you’re feeling a little sluggish after indulging in too much chocolate and/or hot cross buns, why not get your mind working and enter one of my two short story competitions (with prizes!) One of them…
Esther Chilton 