British Fantasy Society Short Story Competition 2011

The BFS short story competition 2011 is now open to entries. Anyone can enter, regardless of how many times they have been previously published. The competition is open to entries from 1 January 2011 to 31 May 2011.

Prizes

1st prize: £100, a year’s membership of the BFS, and publication in the BFS journal
2nd prize: £50, a year’s membership of the BFS, and publication in the BFS journal
3rd prize: £20

Schedule

Open to entries from 1 January 2011 to 31 May 2011
Our reading panel will then read the entries from June to August
The top-scoring stories will then be passed on to our judging panel
The winners will be announced at the British Fantasy Awards ceremony in September

Rules

Any kind of fantastical story is welcome. For example, fantasy, science fiction, horror, supernatural, fabulation, magic realism, slipstream, etc, or indeed any combination of those genres
The competition is open to both members and non-members of the society, but non-members must pay a £5 entry fee
Stories must not exceed 5,000 words
Multiple entries are welcome, but only one free entry per BFS member
Judging is anonymous, so stories should not have been previously published
The decision of the judging panel will be final

Formatting the Stories

Documents should be formatted as follows:

Double-spaced text
Left and right hand margins of at least 2cm
12pt font
First line of paragraphs indented
Pages numbered, but no other text in the footer or header
Section breaks (ellipses) should be indicated by a single hash mark (#)
No mention of the author’s name, address or other details
If you know how, scrub your name from the File Properties

Failure to submit manuscripts in this manner may lead to disqualification.

Entering the Competition

Entries should be submitted by email.

Head your email “BFS Short Story Competition”
Attach your story as an rtf file
In the body of the email give your name, title of the story, the word count and details of membership/payment
Format the document according to the guidelines given above.
Send to: shortstorycomp@britishfantasysociety.org.

If you are not a BFS member, or if you are a BFS member entering a second story, there is a £5 fee per entry. You can pay by PayPal:

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Or by cheque, payable to “The British Fantasy Society”. Send to: BFS Short Story Competition, 3 Tamworth Close, Lower Earley, Berks. RG6 4EQ.

We no longer accept story submissions on paper, due to the amount of additional work involved in scanning them and sending them on to our readers. However, if you are unable to email your entry, please put it on a CD and post it to: BFS Short Story Competition, 3 Tamworth Close, Lower Earley, Berks. RG6 4EQ, UK. Include a covering letter with your name and address, title of the story, word count and details of payment/BFS membership, and if you require acknowledgment of receipt please enclose an SAE.

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