This is what the festival have to say about the competition…..
The Great Agatha Christie Inspires our Short Story Competition
This year marks 125 years since Agatha Christie was born, known world-wide as one of the most well-loved crime writers of all time, one who had a penchant for poison and created unforgettably charismatic sleuths.
We wanted to celebrate her legacy with our short story competition this year- we’re inviting stories inspired by Christie and her writing.
First prize is £1000 and a festival pass to Bloody Scotland 2015.
Submissions of up to 3,000 words of unpublished work are invited from new and unpublished writers from all over the world, but entries must be written in English. Writers are welcome to submit as many stories as they wish, but there is an entry fee of £10 for each story submitted. The deadline for submissions is midnight on Monday 27th July 2015.
A shortlist of five to six stories will be selected by a judging panel comprising of University of Stirling postgraduate students, authors, booksellers and publishers, which will then be made available for an online public vote on Saturday 1st August 2015. This public vote will end on Friday 21st August. Winners will be announced during the Bloody Scotland Festival 2015, 11th – 13th September in Stirling, Scotland
Terms and Conditions & Details of how to enter can be found here
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