E300408 Short Story Competition Publication/Prizes

What's in YOUR imagination?


http://www.authorvauthor.com/register.php

Do you think you've got what it takes to be an author? Got an idea for a story that you just have to tell?
Here's your chance to shine in our short story competition.
Following on from the success of our Christmas Ghost Story competition, which saw an incredible response from readers, we're launching Pen Idol - a search for the best short stories from local authors.
And even if you're not a writer you can get involved in picking the winners, because readers can look at all the entries and vote for their favourites on the internet.
Newspapers owned by Johnston Press up and down the country are taking part in the competition, and the most popular story from each paper will go forward to a regional final.
Then the regional winners will battle it out to be chosen by readers to be crowned as the national champion at an event to be held in London in May.
Winning entries will be published in a compendium of short stories, and there will also be prizes, certificates and trophies up for grabs for winners at different stages of the competition.
The competition is a collaboration between the newspapers of Johnston Press and Novel Ideas Limited and is supported by the National Literacy Trust.
'There are plenty of budding authors out there - so now's the time to show us what you can do. I look forward to reading your stories.'

How the competition works - First you need to register (www.authorvauthor.com)
- You can then submit your details, your story and some information about yourself on the website
- There are entries in three categories - Child (under 11), Young adult (11 to 17) and Adult (17 and over)
- Please note that all stories must be 5,000 words long or less
- You can also become a judge by registering
- Readers who sign up as judges will be asked to read entries and rate each one out of five
- The most popular entries in each category will go forward to a regional final to battle it out with the winning entries from other Johnston newspapers in the south.
- The regional winners will then go forward to a national final.
- Full details of the prizes on offer will be released as the competition progresses