Meryton Press Short Story Contest
Summer Lovin’
BEGINS – 9:00 a.m. Feb 1, 2015 (US Pacific time)
ENDS – 11:59 p.m. March 15, 2015 (US Pacific
Time)
Hello everyone! Meryton Press is conducting a contest to find the best short
stories.
The
theme of the contest, “Summer Lovin’,” represents the summer season. The
interpretation of the theme is left to the writer’s imagination; the story may
have summer as a backdrop or may convey a sense of happiness and light. It might
be a romantic comedy set in the South Pacific, a thriller in the everglades of
Florida, a romance in Queen Victoria’s summer court, an ode to the ocean and
Elizabeth Bennet, or a mail -order bride in the Old West—anything your summer
muse suggests.
Any genre
is acceptable as long as there is ROMANCE. Austenesque is a plus, but is not
required. In other words, so long as there is a commonly accepted or acceptable
interpretation of the theme embedded in the plot, it works for us. However,
this contest is not for children’s stories. Our target audience is readers over
18 years old.
The
contest will be judged by a panel of independent judges, and the results will be announced by
mid-April 2015.
A long
list of entries will be selected for final judging by a panel of expert editors
and reviewers. The long list will consist of at least eight quality
entries. All entries on the long list will receive a letter with constructive
criticism on how the story could have been improved. Four winners will be
selected from the long list and will be awarded prizes as detailed in the
guidelines below (see “Contest Prizes”).
In
addition, all four winning entries will be published in an anthology planned
for early summer 2015. The anthology will include not only the four winners but
stories from Meryton Press’ popular and award-winning authors.
Contest Prizes: Prizes
will be awarded as below. Payment will be through PayPal.
- First Prize:
- US$150
- Professional editing of entry
- Blog tour inclusion
- Priority submission of a longer work
- Four copies of published anthology
- Runners up:
- US$100
- Professional editing of entry
- Publication in the anthology
- Two copies of published anthology
What an exciting contest! Good luck to all the entrants!
Guidelines and rules can be accessed via this link:
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contest, sign up for the Anthology Contest Updates mailing list at http://merytonpress.com/mailing-list.
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