The Deus Ex Lover Award

This award about horrible exes is due 28th January 2018

THE DEUS EX LOVER AWARD

Shortlist

Writing Prompt

We’re back and kicking things off on the wrong side of the bed in January for Needle In The Hay.

This week’s award asks you to write a story about a relationship gone sour. Bad lovers, terible partners, the one who was really a zero.

It can be personal, autobiographical, satrical and fictional. The one thing it shouldn’t be is redeemable. The Ex, that is.

Also include:

A modern technology failture
Ineptitude over cunning
A mercy killing

Genre

Personal, autobiographical, satrical and fictional.

Word Count

450 words max. No minimum word count.

Due Date

This story is due Sunday 28th January 2018

Eligibility

All authors are eligible for this award.

Prizes

First prize receives 5000 words feedback from NiTH team on a story or manuscript of your choosing.
All entries receive feedback from judges by request.

Entry Format

COVER IMAGE
A cover image is no longer a prerequisite, but we still love them. All cover images must be in 4:3 format landscape (not portrait). Most photo editing programs give you that option. If you’re using your phone, try the Snapseed app, it has lots of cool features as well. Another recommendation is Pixlr.

If including a cover image, ensure that you own the rights to that image or that you have permission, or that the image carries a free license. Make the filename of the image the name of your story and include a backlink to the source in the body text at the bottom of your story.