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John Hegley, judge of Fish Publishing's flash fiction contest - the Fish One-Page Story PrizeThis is an opportunity to attempt what is one of the most difficult and rewarding tasks - to create, in a tiny fragment, a completely resolved and compelling story in 300 words or less. Flash Fiction is a wonderfully entertaining thing to read and a challenging thing to write, but we love it and so do the readers of our Anthology. This is another chance to get a story, however small, into this year's Fish Anthology.
The Fish One-Page Prize has been an annual event since 2004. To view our catalogue of anthologies containing the winning stories from previous one-page story competitions click Fish Books.Simon Munnery, judge of Fish Publishing's flash fiction competition - The Fish One-Page Story Prize

We are excited and pleased that John Hegley (performance poet, musician, songwriter and producer of 10 books of verse and prose pieces) and Simon Munnery (comedy writer and experimental standup comedian) will be putting their heads together to select 10 stories for publication in the 2010 Fish Anthology.




Summary - The Rules - Entry Fees - Online Entry - Postal Entries - Judge


Competition Summary

Opens: 20 October 2009
Closing date: 20 March 2010
Results: 30 April 2010
Judges: John Hegley and Simon Munnery

Prizes:

The winner and nine runners up will be published in the 2010 Fish Anthology.

First Prize - €1,000 plus publication in the 2010 Fish Anthology.

Nine runners-up will be published in the Anthology and will each receive €50 plus five complementary copies of the Anthology.

All winning authors will be invited to the launch of the 2010 Fish Anthology. This will take place during the West Cork Literary Festival, July 2010.


Judges:

John Hegley and Simon Munnery


Entry Fees

The cost of an On-line entry is fixed in Euro and the conversion into your local currency will be done automatically by your credit card company according to the current exchange rate.


Online Entry
€

Postal Entry
€

Per Entry

12.00

15.00

Critique (Optional)

25.00

28.00


2008 Short Story Anthology
(Visit the Fish On-line Book Shop)


15.00 (Inc. p. & p.)


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Online Entries

Please do not send stories as email attachments. Enter on line

Postal Entries

To enter by post, please include entry fee and story in the same envelope. Cheques payable to 'Fish Publishing'. NOTE: cheques must be made out in the currency of the country from which they are sent, to the value of the fee. Receipt of entry by e mail only. Stories will not be returned. Critiques will be returned by email unless requested by post.

Post to: Fish Publishing, Durrus, Bantry, Co Cork, Ireland



Conditions of Entry

  • No entry form is needed. This is mostly an on-line competition, but entries will be accepted by post for a slightly higher fee.

  • You can enter as many times as you wish. One story per entry fee.

  • The flash fiction contest is open to writers of any nationality writing in English.

  • There is no restriction on theme or style.

  • Word limit 300.

  • The winning stories must be available for the Fish Anthology, and therefore must not have been published previously.

  • Copyright reverts to the author after one year.

  • Notification of receipt of entry will be by email.

  • Stories cannot be altered after they have been entered.

  • The judges' verdict is final.

  • Entry will be taken as acceptance of these conditions.

  • Overall winners of the Fish One-Page Prize may enter again, but will not be eligible for the first prize.

  • A writer who has had two stories in Fish Anthologies from the One-Page Prize, may not enter for three years. They may enter other Fish Prizes in that time. (This is designed to give opportunities to a wider circle of emerging writers)

  • Entry is taken to be acceptance of these rules

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If you are concerned about entering on-line, or if you encounter any problems entering the competition or paying for your entry, email us at
info@fishpublishing.com


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