Indelible Chaos - Deadline: December 31, 2014 #seanocarolan.com #Competitions #Writing #contest #Thriller #Comedy

Submissions from: December 1, 2014

Submissions Deadline: December 31, 2014

This competition has several sub-themes.

Theme #1: Comedy and Humour

It could be a dark comedy, satirical comedy, farcical comedy, cringe comedy, surreal comedy or anything that’s ridiculously comical. The goal of this contest is to discover fresh comedy voices.

Theme #2: Crime/ Mystery/ Suspense/ Thriller

Short detective fiction (not necessarily a murder mystery) or espionage tales or any murder mystery.

Theme #3: Modern adaptation of any Public Domain Short Story/Play

The only catch is: If you’re adapting a play, it should be in the form of a prose. A little twist in the tale is also acceptable.

Prizes:

• First: Three entries will be selected for publication in ‘Indelible Chaos anthology’ imprint (Print and Digital) and ‘Indelible Chaos Morsels’ imprint (Digital)
• Second: Four entries will be selected for ‘Indelible Chaos Morsels’ imprint publication (Only Digital)

Note: If the entries aren’t good, we reserve the rights to select none. All the entries received will be assessed under “Short Story #04” only; there are no separate prizes for each theme in particular.

Rules:

• You will retain ownership of the copyright, however, if you decide to republish the Content elsewhere, you agree to include the following disclosure: “Originally published by indelibleCHAOS at www.indeliblechaos.com.”
• You can submit multiple entries.
• Entries must be received before 11:59 pm on December 31, 2014. Entries received before December 1, 2014 will not be considered a part of this competition.
• Results on: January 12, 2015.
• Results will be announced only on our Blog/Twitter/Facebook page. Only winning entries will receive personal replies.
• Twitter Page: www.twitter.com/wepaintwords
• Blog page: blog.indeliblechaos.com
• Facebook page: facebook.com/WePaintWords 

Submissions Guidelines:

• To enter the contest, mail us your work according to the submission guidelines.
• Entry is free.
• Include the name and theme of contest in the e-mail subject line.
• Include a cover letter - should contain a short synopsis of the story (300-500 words) and the author’s short bio (200-300 words).
• Make sure your entries are in before 11:59 pm on December 31, 2014!
• Prose may both fiction and creative nonfiction and must be between 3000 - 20,000 words.
• This competition is intended only for persons who believe they will benefit personally or professionally from publication of their content without compensation.