£100 for a 100 word story!

THE COMPETITION

WELCOME BACK to our annal MEGASAGA competition. Once again I am offering a PRIZE of £100 for over 18s, £50 for under 18s for the very best short story, and I mean short. 100 words short, including title! In previous years I have had the pleasure and privilege of reading some wonderful entries, and the judges (there are four this year, all writers) have enjoyed every story both Senior and Junior.

To give you an idea of what a 100 word story can do, here is the shortlist from last year http://jonelkon.com/the-shortlist-2/

Last year I opened the Competition to Juniors for the first time and I happily awarded the talented WANAWI JENYE a SPECIAL PRIZE of 25 crisp UK Pounds for ‘VENGEANCE’S BITTER CONFECTION., and I will be offering a Junior Prize again! THIS YEAR IT’S INCREASED TO £50!

FIRST PRIZE of £100 (Senior) was won by the wonderful BEULAH HARRIS for her story MORNING. Well-deserved!

SO GET WRITING! We especially welcome unpublished writers, writers from different backgrounds and all ages – but above all, we recognise TALENT.

AND IT’S FREE TO ENTER!

SHORTLISTED STORIES WILL BE PUBLISHED HERE, ALL SHORTLISTED STORIES WILL BE REVIEWED AND (CONSTRUCTIVELY) CRITICISED BY OUR PANEL and many people will read and enjoy your stories! So it’s not even about winning…

SEE BELOW FOR HOW TO ENTER

EXACTLY 100 words including the title. Count them!

It doesn’t have to be dark…Humour will cheer us up! And don’t we need it. It doesn’t have to be funny- previous winners have brought tears to our eyes. Whether character-driven or plot-driven, it only has to be CRAFTED, and fit easily and comfortably into its 100-word straitjacket.

And if you want to learn more about good writing, there is a wealth of great tips on this website! Look at http://jonelkon.com/category/writing-tips/

SO – GET WRITING!

THE COMPETITION: RULES

1. Submissions must be exactly 100 words including the title and must be entirely original, unpublished and the work of the person making the submission.
2. Submissions must be emailed to jonelkon3@gmail.com. The subject line should contain MEGASAGA ENTRY 5.
3. No more than 3 entries per person.
4. No correspondence will be entered into.
5. The DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES is 20th JULY 2022
6. The 10 SHORTLISTED SENIOR ENTRIES will appear on this website on the 30th July 2022, allowing my readers to make comments and to cheer for their favourites. No entries are accepted after this date.
7. The Shortlisted JUNIOR entries will appear on this website on 10th August 2022
8. The SHORTLISTED ENTRIES will be submitted to a panel of 3 writers, and previous competition winners, who will make the decision as to who will win the £100 prize. The judges’ decision is final.
9. The WINNER will be announced on this website on the 14th August – and the prize will be rushing his/her way by Paypal or bank transfer!
10. This competition is subject to the laws of the United Kingdom governing competitions.
11. Stories must be previously unpublished, original and entirely the work of the author.

I CAN’T WAIT TO READ YOUR STORIES!

UPDATE! See http://jonelkon.com/megasaga-update/