Use this checklist before sending your entries
It is for your own benefit. There is no need to send the checklist to us.
◯ Submit the completed online entry form.
◯ Your age must be 13-19 years at the time of entering.
◯ If you are entering for the first time and are no longer at school, provide proof of age.
◯ Send your own original work in an A4 sized document using Times New Roman on a white background.
◯ DO NOT send work that has already been published, submitted for publication elsewhere (including anywhere on the Internet) or currently entered for another competition.
◯ ATTACH one copy of each entry as a .DOCX FILE to an email (online links, shared files, Google Docs etc will not be accepted.)
◯ SEND your email to the email address that we will provide once you have submitted the online form.
◯ Your name should only appear on your entry form. Remove your name from your work. Ensure that each entry has a title at the top of the first page.
◯ Entries must be a suitable length for publication in a collection of many other works. Maximum is around 4000 words, but the story must be well sustained and well-shaped. Be economical with words. Instead of character backstory or setting descriptions, let the reader judge characters by what they say and do, and by what happens next.
Other information you may need
Entries will be acknowledged and results will be advised by email.
Results will be announced mid-November.
The judges’ decision is final. No correspondence will be entered into.
The editors of the collection reserve the right to make minor editorial changes to your work, without consultation.
Each successful entrant receives a free copy of the current year’s book. All entrants will have an opportunity to purchase copies at a special price.