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SUMMARY:Globe Soup 2023 Genre Smash Short Story Challenge
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: 23:59 (UK time) on 23 October 2023\nEntry Fee: £5 General Entry\, £9 Late Entry\nPrizes: Winner: £1\,000\nWord Limit: 5\,000\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website:  globesoup.net/genre-smash-short-story-challenge-2023\n\nFor writers who want to take part in regular competitions but also be part of an online writing community\, Globe Soup is a brilliant option. As well as the open competitions (like this one) which are outlined on their website\, they also have an amazing members-only Facebook group.  \nThe group is a forum in which writers of all types and experience levels can support one another’s endeavours\, share success stories and generally chat about writing. But there are also loads of members-only competitions available\, most with cash prizes\, that are well worth checking out\, including their 7 Day Story Writing Challenges. The group is open to anyone who has entered one of the Globe Soup paid-for competitions. \nBack to this competition\, and with a great prize of £1\,000 for the winner\, it should be on your list of competitions to enter. It will particularly suit those who fancy having a go at historical fiction. \nBut these something of a twist here… all participants will be randomly assigned a genre pairing. As soon as you receive your ‘smashed’ genres\, you’ll have until the closing time to write and submit a short story of any length up to 5\,000 words\, that perfectly and seamlessly combines both genres into one amazing short story. \nThe Genre Pairings \n\nWestern + Horror\nRegency + Thriller\nAlternative History + Fantasy\nUrban + Fairy Tale\nIsekai + Crime\n\nYou won’t know which genre pairing you’ve got until you purchase your ticket for the competition. So if you fancy a challenge that could help push you out of your writing comfort zone\, why not give this a try?
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/globe-soup-genre-smash-short-story-challenge/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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SUMMARY:Fiction Factory Short Story Competition
DESCRIPTION:Deadline: Midnight (UK time) on 31 October 2023\nEntry Fee:  £7.00 (£13 for 2 stories\, £18 for 3 stories) + £18 optional critique\nPrizes: First place: £500\nWord Limit: 3\,000 words\nJudge: Tim Symonds\nCategory: Short Story Competitions\nCompetition Website: fiction-factory.biz/short-story-competition\n\nThis short story competition from Fiction Factory offers a top prize of £500 and gives authors 3\,000 words to play with for their story (or stories – there are discounts for entering two or three). The Competition Judge is the author Tim Symonds who has written five novels including The Mystery of Einstein’s Daughter.  \nNote that there is the chance for an optional critique at an additional cost of £18 per story\, and the winners will be announced in January 2024. The winner will also receive publication on the Fiction Factory website and in a planned anthology.
URL:https://newwriters.org.uk/competition/fiction-factory-short-story-competition/
CATEGORIES:Short Story Competitions
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