Entry guidelines: An English-language PDF of a piece of no more than 4,000 words. There are no genre, theme, or topic restrictions. The organizer welcomes pieces that have been previously published or that have won other contests or awards.

Open to writers from all over the world so long as they have a PayPal account to receive the cash portion of their winnings.

Prizes:

• First Place: $400 cash and $2,000 in editorial services credit. Headshot and bio posted on our Winners page and story shared across our network of nearly 20,000 followers and subscribers.
• Second Place: $150 cash and $550 in editorial services credit.
• Third Place: $50 cash and $150 in editorial services credit.

We are keen to encourage quality, so suggest writers to check their stories before submitting using Prowritingaid. They have free and paid versions and are the best writing software we know to help improve grammar, readability and check for repetition, ‘sticky’ sentences and suggest alternatives.