HG Wells Fiction Short Story Competition about "Peace" 2018

The annual HG Wells Fiction Short Story Competition invites writers from all around the world to participate with their stories that are related to Peace as the theme for this year. The competition is open to all ages, with those aged 21 and under entered into the Junior competition and those aged over 21 entered into the Grand competition.

Competition rules:

[1] The length of the short story must be 1,500 to 5,000 words

[2] Participants aged over 21 on July 23, 2018 will have to pay £10 as an entry fee (£5 for students accompanied with a copy of their student ID), while participation is free for those under 21 on July 23, 2018 

[3] The short story must be revolved around the theme peace

[4] All short stories must be in English and must not be published previously anywhere

[5] Double quotation marks should be used for speech and single quotation marks for other appropriate purposes

[6] Participants must ensure that they do not have their name or address anywhere on the uploaded document, as the judging will be blind and names and addresses will invalidate the entry

[7] All submissions should be the writer’s original work

[8] Participating implies permission for the story to be published in the annual HG Wells Short Story Competition Anthology, and used for the competition’s publicity purposes

Selection will be based on:

[1] Accurate use of spelling, grammar and punctuation

[2] Use of imagination

[3] Originality of thought and interpretation of theme

[4] Entertaining content that is thought provoking, intriguing and moving

The Awards Ceremony will take place at the Grand, Folkestone on November 25, 2018. Participants who are aged 21 and under will be awarded with a £1,000 prize, and those aged over 21 will be awarded with a £250 prize. Publication of all shortlisted entries will be in a quality, professionally published paperback anthology.

What is HG Wells Short Story Competition?

The HG Wells Short Story Competition is a non-profit making organization founded by Reg Turnill who was passionate about promoting writing, and on his death in 2013 left a legacy to fund the Junior prize. The competition remains based in Folkestone, with the annual award ceremony at the Grand, which is a building that Wells himself would have known and used.