top of page

FLASH FICTION PRIZE
Submit a 250 word story inspired by Christmas 

​PRIZE

£250/$325​​

​

MULTIPLE ENTRIES

You may enter as many stories as you like. 

​

DEADLINE AND FEE

Early-Bird Fee £9.00: Deadline 5th December (Midnight London time)

Full Fee £11.00: Deadline 15th December (Midnight London time)

​​

TIMELINE

Entries will be acknowledged after the 15th December deadline.

Winner announced in time for Christmas!​

​

ANONYMITY

All entries are judged anonymously. Please do not put any identifying details in your file or file name. Entries which do will be disqualified.

​

LANGUAGE 

All entries must be written in English.

​​

​

​

Rules

​

Artificial Intelligence

Your entry must not be written or edited by A.I. 

​
Subject, Style and Genre
Entries must be inspired by Christmas. 

Multiple Entries
You can submit any number of entries but a fee must be paid for each entry. Submit each entry on a separate form.

Revising Entries

Please try only to submit your final version. However, if you wish to submit a revised version of an earlier submission, you may do so by completing another form and paying an additional fee.

Confirming Receipt

Receipt will be confirmed when you submit the form by an immediate screen displaying a message thanking you for your submission. You will not receive an email or further communication until judging is complete. 

Judging
All decisions made by the judges are final and no individual correspondence can be entered into. Judges are unable to comment on individual entries. Judging is fair and unbiased. We reserve the right to change the judges without notice.

Copyright
Worldwide copyright of each entry remains with the author.

 

Prize Cancellation
The prize will be cancelled if insufficient entries are received. In this event fees will be refunded.

N.B. This prize is run by Marlowe and Christie and is not affiliated with any publisher or agent.

bottom of page