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best The 13th Fish International Short Story Prize - 2006/7 - CLOSED
Summary - The Rules - Entry Fees - On-Line Entries - Postal Entries
This competition offically closed on the 30th Novemeber. However there was some confusion over the actual closing date.
Anyone who thought the competition closed on Deember 30th and would like to submit a late entry should send an E-mail to FISH SUPPORT
Welcome to the 13th Fish International Short Story Prize. There are a couple of changes to the competition this year. The first is that, in line with our other awards, this year's Fish Short Story Prize is on-line entry only. We apologise to our regular postal entrants for any inconvenience. We will work hard to accommodate you wherever possible.
Also this year we will be spreading the prize-fund more widely, to financially reward all the finalists of the competition. In addition to the top three prizes, we will also be offering an award to all the authors who appear in the Anthology and who attend our book launch to read from their stories.
The quality of the entries to this competition continues to surprise and delight us. We look forward to reading all your stories this year and to producing another fine anthology in 2007. You can buy the 2006 Anthology direct from us at our new ON-LINE BOOK SHOP.
Competition Summary
Closing date:
30 November 2006
Results announced: 17 March 2007
Anthology published: July 2007
Judges:Fiona Kidman , Michael
Collins - Clem Cairns
First Prize - €2,500
Second Prize - a week at the Anam
Cara Writers' & Artists' Retreat in West Cork's Beara Peninsula,
with €250 travelling expenses.
Third Prize - €300
In addition to the prize-winners, all those who attend the book launch to read their stories, will receive an award of €100 and five complementary copies of the Fish Anthology 2007.
The Fish Short Story Prize has been running uninterrupted since 1994 and the Prize has been awarded every year at the launch of the Anthology of winning stories. All the winning authors will be invited to read their work at the launch of the book during the West Cork Literary Festival held at Bantry House in July 2007. It is a condition of the competition that the overall winner attends the launch of the Anthology. The First Prize will otherwise be passed to the next in line.
Judges
TBC.
The Rules
- No entry form is needed. Entry is on-line only.
- You can make as many different entries as you like.
- There is no restriction on theme or style.
- Maximum 5,000 words.
- The winning stories must be available for the anthology and, therefore, must not have been published previously.
- Copyright returns to the author one year after publication.
- Notification of receipt of entry will normally be by email.
- The judges' verdict is final.
- No correspondence will be entered into once work has been submitted
- Stories cannot be altered or changed after they have been entered.
- The Prize is open to writers of any nationality writing in English.
Entry Fees
The cost of an On-line entry is fixed in Euro and the translation into your local currency will be done automatically by your credit card company according to the current exchange rate..
On-Line Entries
On-line entries will only be accepted if entered through our website. Please do not send stories as email attachments.
ENSURE THE TITLE OF THE STORY DOES NOT APPEAR AT THE BEGINING OF THE FIRST PAGE. THIS WILL BE ENTERED AUTOMATICALLY BY THE SYSTEM WHEN YOU SUBMIT YOUR STORY.
PLEASE DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON THE STORY. YOUR STORY IS AUTOMATICALLY LINKED TO YOUR NAME.
IF YOU HAVE ANY TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY SUBMITTING OR PAYING FOR YOUR STORY SIMPLY CLICK ON SUBMISSION SUPPORT AND SEND US AN E-MAIL DESCRIBING THE PROBLEM YOU ARE HAVING. WE WILL HELP YOU TO MAKE SURE YOUR STORY GETS ENTERED CORRECTLY.
| On-Line Entry € |
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| Per Entry | 20.00 |
| Critique (Optional) | 45.00 |
| 2006 Short Story Anthology (Optional) | 10.00 |
Postal Entries
For the first time, The Fish Short Story Prize is On-line entry only.
No postal entries will be accepted. However if you have problems using
our on-line system please contact us at info@fishpublishing.com
and we will work with you to ensure that your entry can be completed.
Short Stories to read online
Read online some of the winning entries from previous Fish Anthologies. These are examples of the calibre that win the Fish Short Story Prize. Short Stories to read online
Writing Short Stories
Our new Writing feature provides some suggestions on the art of story writing. The page is designed to provide writers with on-going, constructive information about how other authors achieved success with writing short fiction. For more information visit our Writing Short Stories page.
Online Book Shop
You can buy Fish Publishing's Anthologies of short stories on-line in our online book shop – The Fish Shop.
Online Entry
Our Fish-On-Line online entry system provides a convenient way to enter our contests on the web. Register as an online Fish author and you can enter current and forthcoming Writing Contests. Writers may also enter any of our competitions by post. See our Writing Contests page for full details
Writing Contests - Assistance
Fish Publishing offers an Editorial Consultancy and Critique Service. designed to provide writers thinking of entering writing competitions with constructive feedback on their work, whether it is a complete novel or just the beginnings. The Service is available to writers prior to entering the Fish writing competitions.