Short Story Competition & Rules

Your own story on any subject in less than 2000 words. That’s all you have to do, and invest Euro 5 / Stg£4 /USD 7 or equivalent, and Euro 1000 could be yours. Start to-night, and when you have your first story written start your second one and then your third. You are free to submit as many as you wish. As Winner of the excellent prize of Euro 1000 you will also have the proud boast that it was David Marcus who judged your story best of a couple of hundred entries.

Competition entrants from England, Wales and Scotland and from America may not know David Marcus as well as we in Ireland know him. He is best remembered probably since the years 1968 –1988 when he presented the New Irish Writing page in The Irish Press. Many Irish writers started their careers under the influence of David Marcus at that time. David was also with Irish Writers and with Poetry Ireland for some years. Born in Cork, he was educated at Presentation College, at University College Cork and at Kings Inns - Ireland’s training school for Barristers. Fortunately for writers David did not spend his entire life working at the law.

A Competition which offers Euro 1000 as Prize is a good one. A Competition which has adjudication of Winner by David Marcus as well is worth ten times that money.

Get started.

Closing Date is 31st August 2006.

Good luck.

Thanks.

Rules

1. Story shall be on author’s choice of subject

2. must be entrant’s original unpublished work,

3. must be in English,

4. must be typed, double spaced, on one side of paper,

5. must not exceed 2000 words,

6. must not show name of author on any sheet of story,

7. must be accompanied by entry fee as cheque or bank draft or postal / money order made payable to Balbriggan Arts Festival in the sum of Euro 5, / Stg£4 / USD 7 or other equivalent value currency, per each entry.

8. No limit to number of entries from any one author

9. Entries will not be returned

10. For receipt enclose stamped self-addressed post card.

11. Each entry must have Entry Details on a separate sheet which must show name and surname of entrant, full postal address, phone number, email address if available, title of entry.

12. Entry, Entry Details, and Fee must be received not later than 31st August 2006 at Balbriggan Arts Festival, ‘Georgeville’ Church Street, Balbriggan, Co Dublin, Ireland.

13. Judge’s decision shall be final.

14. Winner will be invited to attend an Award Ceremony and to read the winning entry in public, but failure to do so will NOT disqualify for prize. In such case Prize will be posted promptly to the winner at the given address.

15. The decision of the Committee of the Balbriggan Arts Festival as to the meaning of these Rules shall be final.

Source:
http://www.balbrigganartsfestival.com/shortstories.htm