AuthorStand FREE Writing Contest — Short Stories #9

First Prize winner receives $250!
Editor's Choice winner receives $250!

Entry Fee: FREE!
Genre: Fiction
Format: Short Story (1,500 to 10,000 words max)
If your story is shorter than 1,500 words check out our Very Short Story Contest!
Entry Deadline: Ends August 9th, 2012
Honorable Mentions Awarded: Up to 5% of Entries
You are welcome to enter as many titles as you would like!

Here's how the writing contest works...

There is no fee to enter the contests, you simply need to sign up for a Free AuthorStand account, then list the work you'd like to enter on AuthorStand.com. AuthorStand writing contests are judged, in part, by AuthorStand member readers, so during the time that the writing contest is being judged the work must be listed on AuthorStand.com with a price of $0.00. Once the judging is over you may change the sale price to whatever amount you wish.

There are 2 easy ways to list your work on AuthorStand:

Option #1 — Fill out the form below and include a copy of your work (PDF, Word Document or Text file are preferred formats, although almost any file type is accepted) and a brief description. An AuthorStand representative will create the listing for your title. You will receive a confirmation email which will let you know when your title is listed and allow you to make changes/updates to your listings as necessary.

Option #2 — If you prefer to create your listing yourself, you can do so easily. Simply sign up for a FREE AuthorStand membership and you will automatically be taken to the "Your Listings" tab. At the bottom of that page click on the "Add a Book" button and follow the steps in the window that opens. For option #2 you will need a copy of your work in PDF format, and be sure to check the "Enter in Writing Contest" box while creating your listing!
 

ENTRY FORM

Determining the Winners

The online judging period is set to end October 11th, 2012 but may be extended depending on entry volume.
The First Prize Winner is determined in the following way:

AuthorStand Editorial Staff Rating (1 to 10 Points)

AuthorStand editorial staff will give each work a rating on a scale from 1 to 10. If you wish to be given feedback from our editorial staff as well, please check the "I would like editorial feedback!" box on the form below. We can't guarantee a specific amount of feedback but we'll give you as much as we can!

Site Ratings & Reviews (Up to 2 Bonus Points)

If your work receives a minimum of 10 ratings or reviews during the judging period, it may be eligible for bonus points depending on the average rating, based on the following numbers:

Rating of 0.0 to 2.9 = 0 Bonus Points
Rating of 3.0 to 3.9 = 1 Bonus Point
Rating of 4.0 to 5.0 = 2 Bonus Points

This allows the entire AuthorStand community to have their say as to which works are high quality... so, get the word out to your current fans to vote for your entry. They'll just need to sign up for a FREE AuthorStand.com account and rate or review your submission in order for their vote to be counted.

These bonus points will be added to the average judges score your work receives, to determine it's overall score!

When you win, you'll be awarded the prize specified for that particular contest (item or a check will be mailed to the "payout address" listed in your account within 14 days of the end of the contest), and your story will be promoted on AuthorStand.com and possibly even in some of our advertising campaigns.

Note: All ratings and reviews are averaged to compile the average rating. Only ratings that occur during the contest (from call for entries until the judging period ends) will be counted. Any ties in final score will go to the work with the highest judges score, then if tied on judges score it will go to the work with the most ratings/reviews.

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Bonus points earned by online votes count toward First Prize and Second Prize only. The "Editor's Choice" is chosen by consensus of the AuthorStand Editorial Staff alone, with no other criteria considered.

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Honorable Mentions will be awarded by the sole discretion of the AuthorStand editorial staff. While there is no cash prize for an Honorable Mention, these works will be promoted on AuthorStand.com along with the other winners.

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For any questions on entering the contest or the judging process, please email us at admin@authorstand.com.

By entering the contest you agree to all AuthorStand.com terms. This contest is void where prohibited.