HG Wells Short Story Competition with Prize Pool of £1500
Applicant criteria
- No specific age required
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
HG Wells Short Story Competition is accepting entries for 2022 edition. The theme for this year’s competition is SWITCH in its broadest interpretation.
There are two categories:
- Authors 21 years of age and under (on 11th July 2022) with a prize of £1,000. (Entry is free).
- Authors aged 22 years and above on 11th July 2022 with a prize of £500 (entry £10 or £5 with student id).
Entries must be in English.
Benefits
There are two competitions: The Margaret and Reg Turnill Competition for young writers of 21 years and under, for which the prize winner receives £1,000, and a competition for the over 21s which offers The Grand Prize of £500. In addition to free publication of all shortlisted entries in a quality, professionally published paperback anthology (and Kindle version).
Eligibility criteria
- The length is 1,500 to 5,000 words.
- Double quotation marks should be used for speech and single quotation marks for other appropriate purposes.
- Entry to the competition are online only, with entrants submitting their story (as a PDF or text document) and any fee as appropriate via our entry form.
- Please ensure you DO NOT have your name or address ANYWHERE in your uploaded document: we judge all entries “blind” and including your name or address will invalidate your entry. To be safe, do not even use your own name as a character name.
- There are no entry fees for those aged 21 years and under on 11th July 2022. Over 21s must pay an entry fee of £10 or £5 for those with student id. Details for payment are shown on the entry form. Each story must be submitted on a separate entry form and accompanied by a fee where appropriate.
- Fore more info on conditions, story form, and hints refer to this page.
About HG Wells Short Story Competition:
Founded by the word-renowned BBC Aeronautics Correspondent Reg Turnill and his wife, Margaret, to celebrate the life and works of HG Wells and encourage creative writing, especially among the young.
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