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  • Fish One-Page Story Competition
    by anisoara at 18:47 on 14 December 2004
    Now accepting submissions. 250 words max. Open to all.

    Site address: http://www.fishpublishing.com/short_story_vssp.htm

    This is the info from the site:

    "Competition Summary
    Closing date: 4 March 2005
    Judges: To be announced.

    A First Prize of €1,000 to the winner plus publication in the Fish 2005 Anthology. Nine runners up will also be selected to appear in the Anthology and will each receive an award of €100 plus five complimentary copies of the Anthology."


  • Re: Fish One-Page Story Competition
    by Account Closed at 19:33 on 14 December 2004
    Perfect for you, Ani - in fact, it's the same idea as their vss last year.
    Elspeth
  • Re: Fish One-Page Story Competition
    by Nell at 20:14 on 14 December 2004
    Quite an expensive entry fee for 250 words though.
  • Re: Fish One-Page Story Competition
    by Colin-M at 20:26 on 14 December 2004
    Ten Euros? What's that, about six pound something? I can understand an administration fee for short stories over 2000 words but for a page of text!!! Is this some kind of new idiot tax?

    Colin M

  • Re: Fish One-Page Story Competition
    by Nell at 08:45 on 15 December 2004
    Colin, I suppose it's the means by which the large cash prizes are awarded and the anthologies published. I read in Euros and thought in pounds, but IMO it's still expensive for 250 words.

    Nell.

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    But it's good to know about these comps, so thanks Ani.
  • Re: Fish One-Page Story Competition
    by Grinder at 10:45 on 15 December 2004
    I quite fancy having a go at this, but since I’ve never written anything under 100,000 words I’m not sure I have the right tools for the challenge.

    Anyone prepared to offer me any tips?

    Grinder

  • Re: Fish One-Page Story Competition
    by Jardinery at 10:58 on 15 December 2004
    I've given up comps! (i have theories about comps)

    don't you think this is pricey?
  • Re: Fish One-Page Story Competition
    by Account Closed at 16:29 on 15 December 2004
    I have a 100% competition record. But I'm not paying that much to enter, just in case...
  • Re: Fish One-Page Story Competition
    by Nell at 18:27 on 15 December 2004
    Jai, tell us your theories about comps, or are you cautious about being sued? There are warnings about some poetry comps on the 'net - talk of nepotism etc. And in a comp where you can enter as many times as you like for a fee for each entry, surely each entry should have an equal chance of winning? Therefore if you're lucky/talented enough to win first prize with one entry, your other entries should, in fairness, be able to win second and third prize too. I can see how a few well-known names could walk away with all the prizes, yet if the mags concerned don't want anyone to win more than one prize they shouldn't allow writers to submit more than one entry. As with everything else it's all about money.

    Nell.
  • Re: Fish One-Page Story Competition
    by Colin-M at 10:05 on 16 December 2004
    The standard procedure for comps is that the entry has no name on it or anything to link it with a particular author. When the competition admin receive an entry they remove the cover sheet (with contact details and name) and put the work in a separate pile. Both are given an identity code so when the winner is chosen it's easy to find out who she/he is. So unless you decide to do all your entries in some mad font like Hobo, then they should all stand an equal chance.

    I've got a friend who runs an annual short story competition and have no doubts at all that it is totally fair in its judging, but I still don't enter because I see competitions like this (and this is a big generalisation) as a business venture first, and support for new writers second.

    Colin M
  • Re: Fish One-Page Story Competition
    by Jardinery at 10:42 on 16 December 2004
    Nell

    It's not a theory about the fairness of it in essence but about the style and type of writing that is more likely to succeed at it and as we have someone on the site (you know who i mean...) who specializes in winning comps - I feel I'd best keep my mouth shut!
  • Re: Fish One-Page Story Competition
    by Jardinery at 10:45 on 16 December 2004
    just to add not an active member nor one we know well. just for the record.
  • Re: Fish One-Page Story Competition
    by Jardinery at 10:46 on 16 December 2004
    just also to add - along with comps I have basically given up actively publishing.
  • Re: Fish One-Page Story Competition
    by anisoara at 11:17 on 16 December 2004
    Jai -- Why give up actively publishing? You have a remarkable record. I can't understand why you would stop.
  • Re: Fish One-Page Story Competition
    by Account Closed at 11:56 on 16 December 2004
    Jai, I say it again - you seem to have reached a plateau (and a pretty high one at that) and are ready to take the next step but it isn't being presented to you (for reasons we have spent hours discussing on these forums!) Keep at it though - remember that quote about published writers being the ones that didn't give up (or whatever it was)

    Anyway, can you imagine doing anything else?

    Elspeth
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