Our short story and poetry competition has an incredible prize fund of £3,000, which will be awarded to each category as follows:

• First Prize – £1,000
• Second Prize – £300
• Third Prize – £100
• Two Highly Commended – £50

In addition, we will be planting a tree in Kenya for each entry, so every entrant is a winner! When the contest closes we will email the GPS co-ordinates of your tree to you.

Please Read the Rules Before Entering!

In brief, they are:-

• Short Stories up to 4,000 words, excluding title
• Poetry up to 50 lines, excluding title and lines between stanzas
• The theme is open
• Online entries preferred but written entries are also accepted (Click here for the address and postal details)
• Open to writers all over the world
• Entrants must be 16 or over at the time of submission
• Entries must be written in English and must be your own previously unpublished work
• Entries must show no name, address or identifying marks other than the title.
• You may submit as many entries as you wish
• £5 per entry
• Closing date midnight 30th November 2014

Click here to read the rules, Ts and Cs in full.

Your submission will also act as your acceptance of the rules.

Click here to enter the competition.