Holland Park Press has set a short story competition which takes inspiration from Arthur Rimbaud’s famous declaration ‘Je est un autre’ – ‘I is another’.
They want a story in the first person about someone who is not you but which concerns a subject close to year heart. The storyline should really matter to you but it should not be autobiographical. It should have a strong theme such as betrayal, sorrow, lust, jealousy or revenge.
They want a story in the first person about someone who is not you but which concerns a subject close to year heart. The storyline should really matter to you but it should not be autobiographical. It should have a strong theme such as betrayal, sorrow, lust, jealousy or revenge.
Word-length: under 2,000 words.
Closing date: 31 August 2015
They suggest you take your inspiration from:
Cathedral by Raymond CarverNotes on Time by Laura Del-RivoDevelopment by Karen Jennings
Prize
The author of the winning short story will receive £200 and the winning short story and runners-up will be published in their online magazine. The winner and runners-up will be announced at an awards ceremony in central London.
They accept stories from anywhere in the world but submissions have to comply with these guidelines:
They accept stories from anywhere in the world but submissions have to comply with these guidelines:
The short story has to be written in English
- Translations are not accepted
- The short story should be 2000 words or less
- The short story must be the original work of the entrant and must not have been previously awarded or published
- You can only send in one short story per entrant
- They only accept electronic (email) submissions
E-mail them: submissions@hollandparkpress.co.uk
They will only process entries that follow the guidelines below:
- The short story must be attached as a single Microsoft Word file
- The Word file has to be named as follows: ddmmyy_firstnamesurname_another.doc, where ddmmyy is the date on which you send the email, first name and surname are your names.
- ‘I is Another’ must appear in the subject line of the email
- The body of the email should contain your contact details
- Please do not add your name or contact details to the Word file attachment that contains your story
http://hollandparkpress.co.uk/magazine_detail.php?magazine_id=348&language=English
Good luck!
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