Ryedale Book Festival and Blackthorn Press are joining forces to present an exciting opportunity for writers in the United Kingdom who are over 18 years old, to see their short story in print! There are also cash prizes for the three winning entries [1st £ 250; 2nd £ 150; 3rd £ 100].

The competition opens on 25th January and the deadline for submissions is 9:00 am on 31st March 2018. Please note ENTRY is FREE and by EMAIL ONLY. The best ten stories will be published by Blackthorn Press in a perfectly bound anthology as well as in eBook format.

The winners will be announced at a Ryedale Book Festival event in Malton, North Yorkshire on 22nd September when the printed books will also be on sale.

Please click here to download the Competition Rules and T&Cs
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