THE CHILLING PEN AWARD No Fee Contest

THE CHILLING PEN AWARD
https://chillingpen.org/
NO ENTRY FEE.

Deadline October 1, 2023.

The Chilling Pen Award is a short story competition designed to unearth the hidden gems of unpublished authors and ignite their creative spark.

SHORT STORIES THAT CHILL YOU TO THE BONE. INSPIRING CREATIVE WRITING IN THE HORROR GENRE FOR UNPUBLISHED AUTHORS.

First place $500.

Second place $300.

Third place $100.

Theme: Betrayal.

GUIDELINES

Entries must be written in English.

Word limit: Up to 1,000 words.

All genres and styles are welcome, including but not limited to, short stories, essays, and poetry.

Submissions must be previously unpublished and not under consideration elsewhere.

Each participant may submit one entry.

Submissions must not use AI. Any entries that are found to be using AI will be automatically disqualified and t he author banned from all future competitions.

SUBMISSIONS

The closing deadline for submissions is Midnight 1st October 2023. Submissions may be made any time before then.

Entries must be submitted via the submission form with a link to a file or document on Google Drive.

Include your name, email address, and phone number in your submission.

Authors retain all rights to their work, but provide irrevocable license to us for publishing of the finished work on the website and social media.

WINNERS

Winners will be announced on the 31st October 2023.

First, second and third place entries will be published on the website and social media.

Winners will be contacted before the announcement.

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Talk tomorrow,

Kathy