How to win Short STory Competitions
Two highly experienced writers and competition judges discuss everything they know about entering, judging and (most importantly) winning short story competitions, in an easy-to-follow question and answer format.
Kindle: $3.99
Paperback: $7.99
140 pages
Product details
Two highly experienced writers and competition judges discuss everything they know about entering, judging and (most importantly) winning short story competitions, in an easy-to-follow question and answer format.
Includes:
- exactly what competition judges are looking for
- how scoring systems work
- how to score highly in every category
- what impresses judges and what turns them off
- how to write an exceptional short story
- which types of competition give you the best chance of winning
- how to avoid being disqualified
- and much more
Second Edition: includes updated and expanded content, a table of contents and index, and two prize-winning short stories.
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Customer reviews
An informative book for the writer at any level to hone their skills in short story writing. Written in plain English and easy to understand. This is the only guide you need to fulfill your dreams of first prize accolades. I highly recommend this book to have pride of place on your bookshelf.
Frances Johnson, Gold Coast Writers’ Association, Queensland, Australia.
This book delivers more than its title promises. I read it to find out if I wanted to pursue short story contests … but I also found some real gems for improving my writing and chances of being published.
Summa Nulla
Written in conversational style, this book for me is like having a private lesson with two experts in the field. Easy to follow and understand. It contains very useful inside information for anyone wanting to enter (and win!) short story competitions. It is divided into easily absorbed chunks and I would say it covers just about everything one would need to know on the subject.
A. M. Jones
The marking scheme for short story competitions opened my eyes and it will definitely change my approach when I plan a story in the future. Lots of fantastic information packed into a quick and easy read. Highly recommended.
D. Wilkinson
About the authors
Dave Haslett is the founder of ideas4writers, the ideas and inspiration website, and has judged several competitions on the site, some of which attracted hundreds of entries.
Geoff Nelder is an award-winning short story writer and novelist, and was the fiction judge for the Whittaker Prize in 2009 and 2012, and the FunFic international fiction contest in 2018.