THE OUNDLE FESTIVAL OF LITERATURE
2008 Writing Competition
The OFOL Short Story competition is for short stories of 2,000 - 2,500 words, previously unpublished and not entered into a competition prior to the closing date. It is open to any UK resident, with no age restriction.
The closing date is November 1st 2008.
The results and presentations are scheduled for March 2009.
The entry fee is £5 but those born after 1st September 1990 are eligible to enter free of charge.
The first prize is £100
We hope to publish an anthology of all shortlisted finalists. Any entrant must consent to having their entry published within such a compilation of shortlisted finalists.
Those shortlisted entries will be judged by one or more established writers.
Entries must be submitted in English.
The author's name must NOT be written on any page of the entry.
Entries cannot be returned.
There will be no communication with the judges regarding the entries and the judges' decisions are final.
All winners will be invited to a Festival event to receive their prizes from the Festival's invited speaker.
OFOL reserves the right not to award a prize in the event that a suitable standard has not been reached.