Thursday, November 24, 2011

Sue Moorcroft Shares Choc Lit's Short Story Competition


The details...

CHOC LIT SHORT STORY COMPETITION         

Choc Lit are looking for short stories of up to 1,500 words in which the central theme is chocolate - eating it, drinking it, cooking with it, or anything else. Let your imagination take flight!

PRIZES
1st prize £200, publication on the author’s corner blog and a box of organic chocolates from Plush
A Runner Up will receive £50 and a box of organic chocolates from Plush

RULES
1.       Your entry must be a maximum of 1,500 words.
2.       All work must be your own and not previously published.
3.       The entry fee is £3 per story
4.       All entries must be received by 31st January, 2012.

JUDGES
Your judges are Choc Lit authors Margaret James (The Silver Locket, The Golden Chain) and Sue Moorcroft (Starting Over, All That Mullarkey, Want To Know a Secret? and Love & Freedom). Both authors teach creative writing for the London School of Journalism and have published numerous short stories, including in the Romantic Novelists' Association's short story anthology. Both have regular columns, Margaret in Writing Magazine and Sue in Writers Forum.

HOW TO ENTER
1.       Please post your stories to: Short Story Competition, Choc Lit Ltd, Penrose House, Crawley Drive, Camberley, Surrey GU15 2AB. Please enclose a cheque for £3 per story - i.e. to enter 3 stories costs £9. Cheques are payable to ‘Choc Lit Ltd.’

2.       Or email info@choc-lit.co.uk with the subject header ‘Short Story Competition’ and pay your entry fee by Paypal atorders@choc-lit.co.uk.

4 comments:

Margaret James said...

Sue and I are looking forward to reading some wonderful short stories from RNA members, both full and NWS.

As most of you will know by now, Choc Lit is a go-getting indie publisher which has already won several awards.

Henriette said...

Writing about chocolate.... mm, what could be better?! And if anyone is in need of inspiration, check out the wonderful CHOC Chick at www.chocchick.com for healthy ways to make your own chocolates.

Liz Harris said...

The competition sounds terrific fun - I can't wait to read the winning entries.

Go, gals! (and guys, too. Why not?)

Liz x

Karen said...

An opportunity to write about chocolate - who could resist? I'm hungry just thinking about it!