International Short Story Competition

'Gem Street- Beyond the Axis'
is now open!

Competition Closes: midnight on 31st December 2014 (by email or post)
Short List announced: Spring 2015
On-the-edge..
Left-of-centre..
Brave and imaginative.

These are the types of stories they look forward to reading during their exciting new competition Gem Street: Beyond the Axis.

Shorter, leaner and vibrant works containing 5,000 words or less are welcome from new and previously published writers. 

Open to all genres except Children's, YA or Poetry.

Stories must be previously unpublished, electronically or in print. Any entry that does not follow this is automatically disqualified.
No simultaneous submissions please.

Stories can be from anywhere in the world but must be written in English.

Submission Guidelines:

Submit your story as an attachment - Word 2003 (please do not use the body of the contact form)
Standard Times New Roman - 12 pt
Double-spaced

Also include the following:Your name
Full address
E-mail address
Contact number
Story word count
Bio of no more than 70 words (if your story is chosen this will be included in the anthology)
Please don't send long lists of the awards you've won or your publishing credentials. We're interested in the story and anything unique about you as a person.
No links to any social media platform. No websites or blogs.

Submissions: €10.00 per entry
You may submit a maximum of 3 stories.

Postal option for submissions:
Labello Press c/o Unit 4C Gurtnafleur Business Park, Clonmel, County Tipperary. Ireland.
Include your entry fee in cash/postal order or enclose your PayPal reference number.
Labello Press will hold first publication rights for six months after publication of Gem Street : Beyond the Axis
Copyright remains with the author at all times.
All authors included in the anthology will receive one complimentary copy.
Three stories will receive one of the Leonard A. Koval Memorial Prizes.

1st Place: €500
2nd Place: €200
3rd Place: €100

In addition, three stories will receive "Gem Awards" (€50 each) and there will be a number of Beyond the Axis distinctions given to stories of outstanding merit.
Guest judges to be announced.

Labello Press - First Annual Short Story Competition

I love beginnings, especially the beginning of something exciting and different, which is exactly the sense I got from this New Short Story Competition just announced by Labello Press - Independent Publisher of Short Fiction.

A few weeks back via Twitter I stumbled onto a website called  The Boreen which featured some of Deborah Mc Menamy's work, and I instantantly liked what I saw.  You can check out Deborah's Author Bio HERE

As you will see from the Bio, Deborah has had an interesting life, and sounds like just the lady to launch this new publishing venture. 

Deborah has a love for the printed word, which in part is why she's embarking on the publication of "Gem Street", an anthology of short stories chosen via this competition. 

The launch is also a tribute to her late father, whom you can read more about HERE along with other details of awards/prizes.


Submission Guidelines are as follows:

1.   Maximum word count 12,000 words.

2.   The theme is open, but for now, Children's, Horror, Science Fiction or poetry will not be accepted.

3.   It is an INTERNATIONAL competition, so entries are accepted from any part of the world, but must be written in English.

4.  There is a nominal fee of €10 per entry.

5.  Entries should be double spaced, using Times New Roman, 12pt.

6.  Simultaneous submissions are not accepted, and you are requested to advise immediately if your story is accepted elsewhere.

FOR ALL OTHER SUBMISSION DETAILS VISIT  HERE

The Competition will run from the 30th August - 31st December 2011.

Long listing will be announced in early January 2012, with the short list at the end of that month.

Final results - 29th February 2012

This is a great opportunity for your story to be published in print, and it is wonderful to be part of something from the very beginning, as I have no doubt that Labello Press will become a powerful source for writers in the future. See Press Release below:

"In conjunction with the launch of Labello Press, a small independent publisher in County Tipperary, we are pleased to announce our first International Short Fiction Competition. In addition to cash prizes, selected stories will be awarded the Leonard A. Koval Memorial Prize and be published in the 2012 Anthology, “Gem Street.”

“Gem Street” is an annual anthology featuring previously unpublished writing and over the coming months we will be working hard to create new opportunities and services for writers."

 http://www.labellopress.com/


LINK TO SUBMITTING A STORY HERE