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F – Periscope Literary Contests Open Fiction Award. Theme: “Identity”
Open Fiction Award
Theme: IDENTITY
First Prize: £1,000
Deadline: 15th August
ALL SHORTLISTED ENTRIES RECEIVE REVIEWS
RUNNER-UP PRIZE DETERMINED BY MERIT
**THIS AN INTERNATIONAL EVENT
Contest Details:
To be considered, entries must be original fiction of up to 1500 words, inspired by the theme.
Writers may enter a maximum of three stories.
FEES: Standard entry is £10 per story
RULES – GOTTA HAVE ‘EM
We state the rules as clearly as we can, but if you’re still unsure of anything, please drop us a line to: periscopeliterary@gmail.com and somebody friendly will get back to you asap
• Contestants must be 18+ by August 15th 2023
• Submissions must contain an original title (obligatory) and be prose-based. Do not place any identifying information on the submission document. This is to allow for fair adjudication.
• For administrative purposes, we ask that you type: PERISCOPE OPEN in the email subject line. Please add some basic contact information, your real name (and a brief bio if you want to brighten the coordinator’s day) in the email body.
• A fee request will be sent from PayPal on receipt of your submission. Prior to this, you will receive a confirmation email (within 48 hours of submitting).
• We ask for one-time publication rights in regard to the winner and honourable mentions. Authors retain all other rights to their work.
• We accept simultaneous submissions but please notify us immediately so we can withdraw your entry if it has been successful elsewhere.
• Please do not submit work that has been successful in another contest or published elsewhere (bar your personal website).
• Results will be announced by October 1st. Prior to this, progressing contestants will be notified personally about the shortlist.