Submissions are invited for the Limnisa Short Story Competition 2023. Submit your entries by July 2, 2023, and win a free writers’ retreat!

Competition Guidelines

  • Entries must be the author’s original, unpublished work of fiction in English of 1500 words or less and submitted by email toΒ entries[at]limnisa[dot]com before July 2, 2023.
  • Open to anyone (18 or older) worldwide (except friends of the judges).
  • Only one story per person.Β 
  • Submit as a PDF in Arial or Times New Roman, preferably size 14, without either headers or footers. The title should be at the top. Your name should not be in the document but in the accompanying email.Β 
  • Your cover email should mention the title of your story and your full name and email address. Your entry is FREEΒ  but please provide a link to show you follow them on Facebook/Instagram and to show you have shared news of Limnisa and the competition.Β 
  • You will receive an automated reply to your submission.Β Don’t worry, they won’t lose it and will read it, PROVIDED you have complied with the instructions above. They regret they cannot always reply to personal questions relating to the competition or accept alterations to your submission.
  • Judges wish to remain anonymous but include published authors and aΒ  publishers’ editor as well as a cross-section of general readers. Their verdict will be final.Β 
  • Optional: for a fee of Β£50, they offer a professional evaluation of your story. If you would like to have this please mention it in your covering email when you send in your story. Submit the Β£50 to the same email addressΒ via PayPal.

Theme

A Room of One’s Own.

Important Details

  • Results will be announced onΒ www.limnisa.com August 13, 2023.
  • Winners will be contacted by email.
  • Winning stories will be posted onΒ www.limnisa.comΒ only with the author’s consent.
  • All copyrights remain with the author.

Click here to read the official guidelines of the Limnisa Short Story Competition 2023 [International Community of Writers; Win a Free Writers’ Retreat].

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