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Word count— No more than 5000 words (title not included)
Entry - £8.00 (discount on multiple entries)
Winner - Will win 50% of the prize pool* Winners will be published and featured in the September issue released on 15 September 2022. Runner up will win 25% of the prize pool plus publication.
Requirements - Must be based on this scenario - Your main character is left in the forest to die, as the annual sacrifice to the god of the forest. The god shows up, but this year he is not interested in the death of his sacrifice. He is looking for a new servant and/or sidekick
Closing date - 31 August 2022
Submission guidelines - Please submit your entry to submissions@arenafantasymagazine.co.uk with the following in the email body:
Name
Story Title
Word Count
Pseudonym (If Applicable)
Telephone Number
Mob (if applicable)
PayPal Ref
Entry format - dot, doc, docx RTF or .txt format only
* Denotes may change depending on entries
Subject - We are looking for short flash stories based on anything medieval or fantasy-based. This can be supernatural if you wish.
Prize - First place wins an annual subscription to AFM. The 2nd-5th place will get a free issue. All entries will be considered for publication in an anthology as well as published in the magazine. All shortlisted authors will receive a firstwriter.com voucher worth $15 / £10 / €15, allowing them to take out a free subscription to firstwriter.com, providing access to details of hundreds of publishers, literary agents, and writing competitions, and magazines!"
Word Count - up to 300 (not including title)
Closing date - 31 August 2022
Entry price - £2.50 per entry Discounts for multiple entries
Entry format (as attachment) - dot, doc, Docx RTF or .txt format only
Submission guidelines - Please submit your entry with the following in the email body (for each entry):
Name
Story Title
Word Count
Pseudonym (If Applicable)
Telephone Number
Mob (if applicable)
PayPal Ref
Word count - 2000
Subject - All entries must be based on the image across.
Prize - First place wins *£20.00 and publication and feature in the Septembers issue released on 15 September and the finalists will receive a firstwriter.com voucher worth $15 / £10 / €15, allowing them to take out a free subscription to firstwriter.com, providing access to details of hundreds of publishers, literary agents, and writing competitions, and magazines!" All entries will be considered for publication
Word Count - up to 2000 (not including title)
Closing date - 31 August 2022
Entry price - £2.00 per entry Discounts for multiple entries
Submission guidelines - Please submit your entry with the following in the email body:
Name
Story Title
Word Count
Pseudonym (If Applicable)
Telephone Number
Mob (if applicable)
PayPal Ref
Entry format - dot, doc, docx RTF or .txt format only
* Denotes may change depending on entries
Your entry will be donated to BBC Children in Need.
Subject - Write a fantasy story using one of the below STAND ALONE lines of dialogue prompts
Prize - First place wins an annual subscription to AFM. The 2nd-3rd place will get a free issue. All entries will be considered for publication in an anthology as well as published in the magazine.
Word Count - up to 1000 (not including title)
Closing date - 31 August 2022
Entry price - £2.00 per entry Discounts for multiple entries
Entry format (as attachment) - dot, doc, Docx RTF or .txt format only
Submission guidelines - Please submit your entry to submissions@arenafantasymagazine.co.uk with the following in the email body (for each entry):
Name
Story Title
Word Count
Pseudonym (If Applicable)
Telephone Number
Mob (if applicable)
PayPal Ref
Subject -Gladiatorial Battle - Your MC has been captured and put to fight in the Arena. Choose their path. Do they win or do they die?
Prize - First place wins an annual subscription to AFM. The 2nd & 3rd place will get a free issue. All entries will be considered for publication in an anthology as well as published in the magazine.
Word Count - up to 2500 (not including title)
Closing date - 31 August 2022
Entry price - Free (however donations are accepted and have no bearing on winners)
Entry format (as attachment) - dot, doc, Docx RTF or .txt format only
Submission guidelines - Please submit your entry to submissions@arenafantasymagazine.co.uk with the following in the email body (for each entry):
Name
Story Title
Word Count
Pseudonym (If Applicable)
Telephone Number
Mob (if applicable)
PayPal Ref (if Donation)