Write a story involving Loud Music and Dark Places, and a bridge. $3000 grand prize
Feel the energy, it thrums in your bones. Drums beat. Feet Stomp. Crowds roar. You’re lost in the melody, in the darkness between each strobing flash. Music has the power to transform, enchant, even terrify, and now, you’re letting it sweep you away…
This contest invites you to explore Loud Music & Dark Places, whatever that means to you. Fantasy, contemporary, romance, crime. All genres are welcome.
Submissions close February 28th at 11:59 pm EST. Contest only open to new writers.
Prizes:
- 1st place: $3,000 USD. Free enrollment in the New Novelist Accelerator.
- 2nd – 10th: 10c/word and publication.
- 11th – 35th: $20 USD and an honorable mention in the magazine.
Who can enter?
New or unpublished authors, from anywhere in the world (excluding Quebec, Canada).
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.
