Bloody Parchment opens short story contest
South African HorrorFest Bloody Parchment has announced its 2017 Bloody Parchment Short Story Competition open. The contest seeks fresh, disturbing and disconcerting new voices in, most especially stories that fall under the horror and dark fantasy, science fiction genres. Stories that rely purely on gratuitous violence and rape for its punch are not acceptable. With […]
South African HorrorFest Bloody Parchment has announced its 2017 Bloody Parchment Short Story Competition open.
The contest seeks fresh, disturbing and disconcerting new voices in, most especially stories that fall under the horror and dark fantasy, science fiction genres. Stories that rely purely on gratuitous violence and rape for its punch are not acceptable.
With no entry fee, the team opens the competition to both African and international writers. Writers are asked to submit up to 1000 words flash fiction, or up to 4,000 words short fiction, or a novella between 15,000 to 30,000 words. The team will pick a winner and two runners-up from the finalists.
The winner will receive a full assessment and round of developmental edits for a novel-length work or short story anthology. While the runners-up will receive a full, developmental edit for a short story or novella other than their submission.
Deadline is October 31, 2017.