Find out how to enter here:

https://thebangorliteraryjournal.com/forty-words-competition/

 

The Forty Words Competition is now open for submissions.  The deadline for submissions is 10th April 2019.

For this competition there are two categories:

A MINI-FICTION CATEGORY: ENTER A PIECE OF PROSE ON ANY TOPIC, IN ANY STYLE, AS LONG AS IT IS 40 WORDS OR LESS. (TITLE NOT INCLUDED IN WORD COUNT)

A MINI-POETRY CATEGORY: ENTER A POEM ON ANY TOPIC, ANY STYLE AND ANY AMOUNT OF LINES OR STANZAS, AS LONG AS IT IS 40 WORDS OR LESS. (TITLE NOT INCLUDED IN WORD COUNT)

Please email your entries to thebangorliteraryjournal@hotmail.com with the heading FORTY WORDS SUBMISSION- Name.  In the Body of the email, please include a short note, brief biography, author image, contact details and your PayPal transaction code. Your submissions should be attached in a separate Word document, with no trace of your name, as they are read anonymously.  Each entry should be put into a separate Word document- so if you are putting forward three pieces, then three separate documents should be attached. You can enter both categories as may times as you wish.

Your entries should not have been previously published online or in print and must be your own original work.

We do not accept simultaneous submissions.

You can enter from anywhere in the world.  Open to both established and emerging writers.

Shortlist shall be published here and on social media on the evening of Wed 16th May 2019!

Prizes:

Prizes:

First prize for each category: The winning pieces of poetry and prose shall be featured in the ninth issue of The Bangor Literary Journal, alongside a feature about the winning writers.  The winners shall have the opportunity to read their winning pieces and be presented with their framed certificates and a piece of original artwork at The Open House Festival Launch of The Bangor Literary Journal at The Blackberry Path Studios; plus other reading opportunities in 2019.

Second prize for each category: Your piece will feature in the ninth issue of The Bangor Literary Journal, you will receive a certificate and you will be offered reading opportunities.

There will also be a commended and highly commended list for each category, with reading opportunities.

It is £3.50 to enter a piece of poetry or prose or enter two pieces for £6, or four pieces for £10.  This is a fundraising event to help us cover the costs of our website; our launch events and and if there’s anything left over, it will go straight into promoting the journal.

Please pay below and then copy the PayPal transaction number and paste it onto the body of the email with your submission.  Thank you for your donation and good luck!

You can enter as many times as you wish!