The
best Fish Publishing and the CRIME WRITERS' ASSOCIATION present
Welcome
to the new crime-based short story competition being run by Fish Publishing,
in conjunction with the UK based
Crime Writers' Association.
As ever, our intention is to produce a Fish Anthology of the very best
in modern short-form fiction -this time with a focus on crime.
Five thousand words on any kind of crime, from murder to mischief, from
treason to trespass, from amusing misdemeanour to heinous barbarism.
Anything goes, so long as it is well written, well conceived and, well...
CRIMINAL!
This is an ON-LINE ONLY competition
To enter click here:
The
Fish-Knife Award
Summary - The Rules - Entry Fees - On-Line Entries - Postal Entries
Competition Summary >>> CLOSED <<<
Title: The Fish-Knife Award
Opens: 1 May 2006
Closing date: 17 September 2006
Results: 17 November 2006
Judges - Robert Richardson, Reginald Hill, Euan
Thorneycroft (See details below.)
The winner of the Fish-Knife Award, will receive a first prize of €1,500 plus publication in the Fish Anthology 2007 . The winner will also receive an engraved silver fish-knife and ten copies of the Anthology.
Up to nine runners up will also be selected to appear in the Anthology and will each receive an award of €100 plus five complementary copies of the Anthology.
All winning authors will be invited to read their work at the launch of the Anthology in 2007.
The Rules
• No entry form is needed. Entry is on-line only.
• The Prize is open to writers of any nationality writing in English.
• There is no restriction on theme or style, except that it must contain an essentially criminal element.
• Stories should be 4-5,000 words. Any entries significantly longer than this may be disqualified.
• Stories must be available for the Anthology and, therefore, must not have been published previously.
• Copyright remains with the author.
• Notification of receipt of entry will 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.
Entry Fees
The cost of entry is fixed in Euro. Any translation into your local currency will be done automatically by your credit card company according to the current exchange rate.
Payment is by credit card only.
€ |
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| Per Entry | €20.00 |
| Critique (Optional) | €45.00 |
| 2006 Fish Anthology (Optional) (Inc. p. & p.) |
€10.00 |
On-Line Entries
ALL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED ON-LINE THROUGH OUR WEB SITE. PLEASE DO NOT SEND ENTRIES AS E-MAIL ATTACHMENTS.
PLEASE ENSURE THE TITLE OF THE STORY DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE FIRST PAGE, THE TITLE IS AUTOMATICALLY APPENDED BY THE SYSTEM.
PLEASE DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON THE STORY. YOUR STORY IS AUTOMATICALLY LINKED TO YOUR NAME.
Postal Entries
For the first time Fish Publishing is running an on-line only competition. Postal entries will not be accepted.
Judges
Robert Richardson
is the current Chairman of the Crime Writers' Association, won the CWA
award for Best First Crime Novel and is now Chair of the CWA for the
second time, the only person to do the job twice apart from John Creasey,
the founder.
Reginald
Hill Winner of the CWA Short Story Dagger, the CWA Gold
Dagger and the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger, the latter given for an outstanding
body of work. Reginald is probably best known for his Dalziel and Pascoe
novels, which have been so successfully adapted for TV.
Euan
Thorneycroft is a renowned Literary Agent working with
A.M. Heath. He has a particular interest in the area of Crime fiction,
and will be keeping his eyes open for any budding talent which surfaces
through The Fish-Knife Award
Short List for The Fish-Knife Award 2006
(Winners announced 15th December 2006)
Felicity Bloomfield - The Beast
Martin Bott - Luz
Ruth Dugdall - The Sacrificial Man
Linda Evans - Normal service will be resumed shortly
Ewan Gault - Honeysuckle and Cat's Piss
Phil Jell - Private Dick
Polly Nelson - Air Cowboys
Orlaith O'Sullivan - Gilt
Marc Philips - Caye Caulker Tides
Christine Poulson - A Tour of the Tower
Michèle Vassal - Cephalgia
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.