My Writing Journey International Short Story Competition

We are an online writing school with three country-specific branches offering over 30 specialist online writing courses run by multi-award-winning authors, journalists, scriptwriters, poets and copywriters. From journalism to creative writing courses to writing for the web, our courses offer one-to-one tuition at an affordable cost. We long to see your entry.

Topic

Write us a 1000-word story about your journey as a writer. Make it funny, quirky and/or inspirational.

Organizer

The Writers College

Prizes

We will publish the best story in our quarterly newsletter and on our blog.

Also, the winner receives $200 (R1000 or £100).

Deadline

September 30, 2015 (12 pm)

Eligibility

The competition is open to any writer, anywhere.

Guidelines

When submitting your story:

• Use a font size 11 or 12
• Use good-sized margins all around the text
• 5 line spacing
• Make sure your paragraphs are clearly separated, either using an open line between paragraphs (our preference), or indenting the first line using tab, and
• Stick to the word count of 1000 words, give or take a few words.
• We prefer receiving entries as Word or Wordpad documents.
• Otherwise, copy and paste your text into the body of an email and submit your piece that way.
• Send your story to nichola@nzwriterscollege.co.nz.

Inquiries

All questions and inquiries should be directed to nichola@nzwriterscollege.co.nz.