Why does the sugar go missing, only to reappear in the afternoon? What is that strange laughter by night? And why do daisies grow in circles… Blood circles.
A Faerie Simple Writing Contest
Fae Little Things Award
(Borrowed from Writing Prompts for Fantasy Stories)
Short List & Winners Announcement
See the full short list and winners announcement here.
Writing Prompt
We’ve all heard the stories about the fae kind, the pixies at the end of the garden. Frivolous creatures with a penchant for tricks and simple magic. They seem so benign. What girl wouldn’t like to meet their own real life tinkerbell?
That’s until you meet a real Faerie. Small, frail, and definitely a little crazy. Who knew they could be so vicious…
Short Story Contest Guidelines
Faeries are magical. Sometimes the rules don’t count
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Due Date
All entries due in no later than the 23rd August 2015
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Word Count
No more than 700 of your trickiest words
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Prizes
First prize receives feedback from the NiTH team on 5000 words from a manuscript of your choice.
All short listed authors receive feedback on their story by request
Story Requirements
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Characters
Try to riff on ideas of ‘smallness’ and ‘powerlessness’ when contrasting your human and fae characters
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Setting
At the end of the garden would be nice, but there are no setting requirements
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Special Requirements
- First time at NiTH? Learn more about the NiTH Writing Contest
- Want to know more about what we’re looking for? Check out Part 1 of our Judges Roundtable
Entry Format
Include the title, author name and contest name like this:
New: Write your own intro, no more than 150 characters. If you can’t do this leave it blank.
STORY NAME
by Author Name
For the AWARD NAME Contest
Where do I Enter?
Enter at our Submissions page.