Retreat West Quartelry Themed Flash Fiction

All entries are judged by Amanda Saint, novelist, short story writer and founder of Retreat West. The winner and two runners-up receive cash prizes and have their stories published on the website. 
You can read winning stories from previous competitions here.
Winner Prize: £200
Runner-Up Prize  x 2: £100
Word count: Max 500

 See site for themes. (More details below) 
Entry Fee:

• £8 for 1 entry

Competition Rules

• Submit stories written in English through Submittable using the button below by 23.30 GMT on the deadline date (sorry late entries will not be included).
• Please include a word count on the story document
• Maximum word count is 500 (excluding title) but there is no minimum. Please do not submit stories above this word count as they will be automatically disqualified. Sorry!
• Do not include your name on the story or the submission title but provide a short bio in the body of the email – sorry but stories where we can see the writer’s name will automatically be disqualified as all entries are judged anonymously.
• Stories must be your own original work and not have been published online or in print.
• By entering the competition you agree to your story being published on the Retreat West website.
• If you enter the story elsewhere and it is accepted for publication before judging takes place then you will have to withdraw it and no entry fees will be refundable.
• Stories can be in any genre apart from children’s fiction.
• You can enter multiple stories but the £8 entry fee is payable each time and each story must be submitted separately.
• The judge’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
• Cash prize payments will be made through PayPal only so you must have an account to receive your prize.
• There is no alternative prize.

 

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