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Looking for a summer challenge? Try our short story contest! It’s free to enter and you could win an Amazon gift card, limited edition Lucent Dreaming merch and publication on our website. Our prompt is WONDER.
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You are invited to Lucent Dreaming’s summer short story contest. It’s free to enter and you could win our coveted Lucent Dreaming merch, publication & an Amazon giftcard!
PROMPT: WONDER
RULES
- Your story must be between 2000 and 3000 words and be inspired by our prompt.
- Your entry must be previously unpublished.
- You cannot submit a story you have currently submitted elsewhere. (No simultaneous submissions.)
- You must be 18+ to enter.
- Your story must be written by you!
- You must submit your entry via our entry form as a document file. (Our entry form is linked below.)
- You can submit ONE entry per round and you cannot resubmit or edit your entry after it has been submitted.
- This contest is open from May 20th to July 15th 2018 at 11:59GMT.
- Any entries that don’t follow these rules will be automatically disqualified.
HOW TO ENTER
Go to Tinyurl.com/LucentContest and fill out our submissions form. You must have a Gmail account to enter!*
JUDGING
Your story will be judged on its premise; the quality of writing; whether we feel for your character and your story’s overall coherence. We will announce the winners of the contest three weeks after the contest ends.
PRIZES (Awarded if we receive 10 or more qualifying submissions)
1st Prize
£25 or $30 Amazon giftcard, your story published on our website or in our magazine, limited edition LD merch!
2nd Prize
£10 or $15 Amazon giftcard, your story published on our website.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
*If you can’t submit through our Google form, attach your .doc or .docx file with your word count, pen name and submission title to
lucentdreaming@outlook.com with the subject LD Contest by the deadline. 1. Our prizes are only awarded if we have 10 or more qualifying submissions. 2. We’ll disqualify stories that don’t follow our rules, are offensive or otherwise inappropriate. 3. We can’t accept stories not written in English. 4. By submitting to the contest you agree that if you win, you allow us to publish your story on our website and/or magazine. 5. We’ll use your email address to contact you regarding your contest entry. 6. We may contact you about publishing your entry in our upcoming issue.
Happy writing and good luck!
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