Cooney Insurance Short Story Competition is Now Open! Closes Feb 23

 


Welcome all short stories writers!


The Cooney Insurance Short Story Competition for 2018 is now open.

 

Prizes winners take away some amazing prizes: First prize is $1000, second prize is $500 and third is $250. First prize also receives a replica of the Short Story Trophy, and all prizewinners will also receive a free 1-year subscription to Freelance – Writers Helping Writers magazine.

Entry is free and simple – for full details, here is the Short Story Entry Form
And our thanks to Cooney Insurance for being our wonderful Short Story Sponsor.

Get those creative juices flowing over the summer break!  Organised by the Cambridge Autumn Festival, there are great prizes to be won…

First Prize: $1,000
Second Prize: $500
Third Prize: $250

The short story must start with: “There was a knock at the door”.

Word limit is 1500 words, and it’s open to all ages.
Entries close 23 February 2018.

Read full details & download the entry form HERE

 

If you would like to see the 2017 winning entries…

1st Prize Melanie Dixon  Story: The Perfect Stranger
2nd Prize Amy Martin  Story: Don’t Talk to Strangers
3rd Prize Heather McQuillan  Story: Keystone