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AHWA Flash & Short Story Competition

The AHWA Short Story and Flash Fiction Competition 2013

 

Yes, it's come around again, the AHWA Short Story and Flash Fiction Competition is now open for 2013.  Our judges are lined up and eager, so go ahead, do your worst!

(and by worst, of course, I mean best...)


What We're After: Horror stories, tales that frighten, yarns that unsettle us in our comfortable homes. All themes in this genre will be accepted, from the well-used (zombies, vampires, ghosts etc) to the highly original, so long as the story is professional and well written. No previously published entries will be accepted – all tales must be an original work by the author. Stories can be as violent or as bloody as the storyline dictates, but those containing gratuitous sex or violence will not be considered.

There are two categories for submission:

FLASH FICTION
Stories up to 1000 words in length. The winning author will receive paid publication in Midnight Echo; The Magazine of the AHWA and an engraved plaque.

SHORT STORY
Stories with 1001 to 8000 words. The winning author will receive paid publication in Midnight Echo; The Magazine of the AHWA and an engraved plaque.

COMPETITION DETAILS

    Entries Open: January 1st 2013
    Entries Close: May 31st 2013

Writers may submit to one or both categories, but entry is limited to 1 story per author per category. No simultaneous submissions.

Any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at ahwacomps@australianhorror.com .

PRIZES:

the authors of the winning Flash Fiction and Short Story entries will each receive paid publication in Midnight Echo; The Magazine of the AHWA and an engraved plaque.  Plus the adulation of millions.

(Legal note: your value of “millions” may vary.  And “adulation”.)

ENTRY FEE:

    AHWA Members have free entry.
    Non-AHWA Members: $5 for flash fiction, $10 for short story entries.

Secure payments can be made via PayPal using our PayPal ID:

ahwa@australianhorror.com

You can do this at Paypal (http://www.paypal.com.au ) by logging in, clicking "Send Money", and entering the "ahwa@australianhorror.com" email address into the recipient email address field.  Or, if you don't have a Paypal account, you can still make a payment here:

https://www.paypal.com/au/webapps/mpp/make-online-payments

Alternative payment options are available; please contact us at ahwacomps@australianhorror.com and we will provide appropriate details.

Electronic submissions should be emailed to:

ahwacomps@australianhorror.com

When sending, please put “Competition entry” in the subject line, and make sure you include ALL of the following details:

YOUR DETAILS:
- Name
- Postal address
- Email address (if different to the one you're sending from)

STORY DETAILS:
- Which competition you are entering (Short Story or Flash)
- Your story's title
- Your story's approximate word count

PAYMENT DETAILS:
- Either:
    1) Your AHWA membership number, if you're a member, or
    2) The amount and method you've used to pay your entry fee, including any reference numbers you might have received in doing so (eg, Paypal Transaction ID).

Please also follow the guidelines below with your attached story:

ATTACHMENT GUIDELINES:
- Attach in DOC, DOCX or RTF format
- Do not include your name in the document, as judging is blind
- Please edit your manuscripts carefully before sending them through to us
- Follow standard manuscript formatting guidelines; a good webpage that demonstrates this is here:

http://www.shunn.net/format/story.html

Any entries received without following including all of the above details and following all of the above guidelines may be not be entered into the competition.  So please do ensure you follow the above instructions to the letter when entering.  We'd hate you to miss out!

Mail submissions will ONLY be accepted as a last resort (we would prefer email submissions to save the trees); please contact us before sending anything through.

Contact ahwacomps@australianhorror.com if you have any further questions.

PLEASE NOTE - There will be a period (January 20th to March 1st) where you will not receive any notice that your email has been received.  This is because the AHWA Competitions Manager has thoughtlessly decided to go away on holiday during this period, and will mostly be without email for the duration.  Please don't panic, when he returns he'll process your entries post haste!

We're proud to announce that the judges for the 2013 AHWA Short Story Competition are:

Joanne Anderton
Joanne lives in Sydney with her husband and too many pets. By day she is a mild-mannered marketing coordinator for an Australian book distributor. By night, weekends and lunchtimes she writes science fiction, fantasy and horror. Her short fiction has recently appeared in Light Touch Paper, Stand Clear and Bloodstones. Her debut novel, Debris was published by Angry Robot Books in 2011, followed by Suited in 2012. Debris was shortlisted for an Aurealis award and a Ditmar. Joanne won the 2012 Ditmar for Best New Talent, and the 2012 AWHA short story competition. Visit her online at http://joanneanderton.com and on Twitter @joanneanderton
Guy Salvidge
Guy is a WA writer and teacher. He is the author of the dystopian novel Yellowcake Springs, which won the IP Picks Best Fiction Award in 2011 and was shortlisted for the Norma K Hemming Award in 2012. His short fiction has appeared in Kurungaaba and Eclecticism E-zine. Two of his stories are slated for release by US publisher Another Sky Press in 2013.  Visit him at his webpage, http://www.guysalvidge.com/
Ashlee Scheuerman
Ashlee lives in Western Australia with her husband and other family, human and animal alike. Her stories are usually fantastical with a darker element. Unbeings and demented elder gods contend with faekinds in a world of magic and political intrigue in her debut novel, The Damning Moths (http://thedamningmoths.com/ ). She also has a short story included in the post-apocalypic anthology, Surviving the End, available now through Dark Prints Press. Her author website, Something to Say (http://ashleesch.com/ ), highlights the unusual combination of thoughts she has about the real world.


 

 

 

 

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