Creative Writing NZ Flash Fiction Competition

Creative Writing NZ Flash Fiction Competition

Competition Rules

• As we receive a lot of emails, please do not email us with any questions about our competition. All rules are listed below.
• The Creative Writing NZ Flash Fiction Competition is open to all writers aged 18 or over, all nationalities. Entries should be in English.
• This is an ongoing monthly competition. The deadline is the last date of every month.
• Submit one flash fiction each month.
• Any theme.
• Your story should not exceed 1,000 words.
• Free to enter.
• Send your entry to info@creativewriting.co.nz
• Please include the word count on the first page.
• Please submit your entry in one of the following formats: Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx), Rich Text Format (.rtf), and OpenOffice/NeoOffice (.odt).
• Your story should be unpublished (exception: publication on personal blogs and personal social media are acceptable).
• Your story must not have won a monetary prize in any other writing competition.
• All submissions should be the writer’s original work.
• There will be one winner every month. First prize is $30. We send the prize money through PayPal.
• The results will be published on our website by the 30th of the following month.
• While we appreciate all competition entries, only the winners and shortlisted entrants will be contacted.
• We reserve the right not to award any prize if we are dissatisfied with the standard of entries.
• Authors retain all rights to their work.
• The winning author will be given the option to publish their story on our website.
• The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence can be entered into.

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