Sentinel Literary Quarterly

The Magazine of World Literature. ISSN 1753-6499 (Online)

 

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Sentinel Literary Quarterly Short Story Competition

 

Closing Date (Extended to): 30 September, 2011

 

Competition Details


Subject: Stories may be on any subject or style and MUST NOT have been previously published, posted on a website or blog. Stories posted on members-only writing groups for workshop purposes as part of the creative process are not deemed to have been previously published. Stories must also not be under consideration or accepted for publication elsewhere.


Length: Maximum 1500 words per story.
 

Entry Fees: £5.00 per story, £9.00 for 2 stories, £12.00 for 3 stories. You may enter as many stories as you wish.
 

Prizes: First: £150.00, Second: £75.00, Third: £50.00, Highly Commended: £10 x 3.


First Publication: The three winning stories and three highly commended stories will receive first publication in Sentinel Champions magazine in print and eBook in May 2012

 

Results due: 31st October, 2011 announced in Sentinel Literary Quarterly magazine online at: http://www.sentinelquarterly.com
 

Judge: Adnan Mahmutovic


Competition Administration: Sentinel Poetry Movement
 

 

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adnan mahmutovic

Adnan Mahmutović (1974-) is a Bosnian Swede, a homely exile who teaches English literature at Stockholm University in daytime, and works with people with mental disorders at night. He is a short story writer, novelist and film-maker. His books include Thinner Than A Hair, Illegitimate and (Refuge)e.

Online Entries

Postal Entries

 

International/Online entrants may enter by e-mail and pay entry fees securely by Paypal. To enter by this method please follow these steps:
 

  1. Select the option that matches your entry preference from the paypal drop-down button below and make the applicable payment.
    After making your payment, you will be given a Transaction ID or Receipt Number by Paypal. Make a note of the Transaction ID.
     

  2. Submit your stories and a cover note with your Name, Postal Address, Optional Telephone Number and Titles of your stories to: competitions@sentinelpoetry.org.uk as a Word or rtf attachment. In the subject line, type SLQ STORY OCTOBER 2011 Followed by your Transaction ID. You will receive an acknowledgement of receipt of stories within 48 hours.

SLQ SHORT STORY OCTOBER 2011

 

To enter by post, please download and print out the competition entry form here>

 

or

 

Submit your stories with a Typed Cover Note in this format:

SLQ STORY OCTOBER 2011
Author’s Name:
E-mail Address:
Telephone Number (Optional):
Postal Address:
Number of poems entered:
Titles of stories:

Send the Cover Note together with your short stories and the appropriate payment (GB£ cheques or postal orders only) payable to SENTINEL POETRY MOVEMENT to:

Sentinel Poetry Movement
Unit 136
113 – 115 George Lane
London
E18 1AB
United Kingdom

Terms & Conditions/Privacy Policy:

  1. You may enter as many stories as you wish with the appropriate entry fees.

  2. If you win one of the prizes in this quarter’s competition, you will NOT be prohibited from entering next quarter’s competition.

  3. The judges read the stories without any indication of the identity of the authors. If the same poet wins more than one prize, in the interest of fairness we WILL award it.

  4. The decision of the judge is final, and no communication will be entered into.

  5. If on the advice of the judge, the quality of entries is too low to produce worthy prize winners, or any other legitimate reason beyond our control arises which may affect a fair completion or conduct of the competition, we reserve the right to cancel the competition and refund all entry fees immediately by the same method we have been paid.

  6. We reserve the right to reapportion the prize money if necessary in the interest of continuity as an alternative to cancellation of the competition.

  7. If you would like an acknowledgement of postal entries, please enclose an SAE marked “acknowledgement”.

  8. The Judge’s Report will be published in Sentinel Literary Quarterly on 31st October 2011. This publication is online, at www.sentinelquarterly.com if you would like to receive the Judges’ Report in the post, please enclose an SAE marked “Judges’ Report”.

  9. All prizewinners will be notified by post or e-mail within 7 days of the announcement of the results. These notifications will be accompanied with a prize claim invoice.

  10. By entering this competition you provide some information such as your address and e-mail address which may be deemed personal information. These will be processed according to the data protection act 1998. We will never pass on any detail you provide in the course of entering this competition to a third party and we will never sell your data to anyone for marketing purposes.

  11. By entering this competition you agree that we may contact you by e-mail or post via our newsletter with the results of the competition, the adjudicator’s reports and information on future competitions. You may unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time.

  12. *Online entries must be received by midnight on the 30th September 2011. Postal entries must be post-marked by 30th September, 2011. E&OE | SLQ

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