Entry rules:

1. The judges decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
2. All entries must be in English, original and must not have been published or have won a competition elsewhere.
3. Short stories must be a maximum of 2000 words and can be on any theme.
4. The competition is open to all professions and nationalities resident in the UK from 17+ years of age at date of submission.
5. Faversham Literary Festival will retain the copyright to any published collection of winning entries, but authors will retain the copyright to their individual submissions.
6. You can submit as many stories as you wish. There is a £5 entry fee for each story you submit. All entries must comply with entry requirements and entries not submitted by email and in a Word document will not be considered. Please name the subject of your email with your name and age. All submissions in Word must include your name, address, and age or date of birth. Please note: all submissions will be judged anonymously. Names/ages of entrants are for administration purposes only and will be removed from all submitted stories before being sent to the competition judge. Please send your entry to info@favershamliteraryfestival.org
   
7. Entries will not be accepted after the closing date.
8. Winners will be notified by 17 February 2020. If you do not hear from us we regret your entry has not been successful.
9. By entering and supplying your email address you are allowing us to notify you about Faversham Literary Festival. Your information will not be shared with any third parties.