| To celebrate our 5th birthday, For The Girls is conducting
our fourth erotic fiction competition. Our aim is to uncover
more great examples of sexy writing created expressly for
women.
This year's theme is transgression. To transgress is to disobey, to revolt, to engage in sedition, to sin. It's a broad theme that can encompass crossing boundaries, breaking rules, kink, mistakes and consequences, experimentation or simply being naughty.
The competition will run throughout June and July and is
open to FTG members as well as members of the public. Both
professional writers and amateur wordsmiths are welcome
to enter.
Competition Rules:
1.
Stories should be a maximum of 2000 words in length.
2. Stories can cover any topic, however it must be erotic
in nature, sex positive and be written expressly for female
readers.
3. The story should address the competition theme of transgression in some way.
4. We will not accept stories that feature any of the following
themes or acts: non-consensual sex, bestiality, underage
sex, incest, violent or abusive sex, or anything where women
are treated without respect. Consensual BDSM or power play is, of course, fine.
5. We will not accept stories if the spelling or punctuation
are substandard.
6. Stories should be original and previously unpublished.
7. You may use a pseudonym or penname if you wish, however
we also need to know your real name for the purposes of
the competition.
8. You must be aged 18 or over to enter.
9. All stories must have a title.
10. You may submit a maximum of three stories.
The judges will be looking for high quality writing, original
ideas, intriguing characters and situations and - of course
- steamy sex scenes. Don't just send blow-by-blow descriptions
of sex. Talking can be just as exciting as doing. Remember
that your story is aimed at a female audience.
If
your story is a winner it will be published on the For The
Girls website.
Rights to the three winning stories shall be exclusive to
For The Girls for six months, after which For The Girls
retains the non-exclusive right to archive the stories on
the site indefinitely.
If your story is selected as an "honorable mention"
For The Girls retains the non-exclusive right to archive
the stories on the site indefinitely.
How To Enter:
Please
email your stories, either in the body of the email or attached
as a Word or Text document to: shortstorycomp AT forthegirls.com (replacing the "AT" with @, of course).
Include your real name, pseudonym if required and ensure
that your email address is one you use regularly.
The email should have "FTG Short Story Competition"
as the subject line.
Please ensure your entry does not contain html tags or excessive
formatting. Entries should be single spaced. Do not send RTF documents.
All entries must include the author declaration (see below)
in the body of the email.
Entries close midnight 31 July, 2008. Winners will be notifed
by email and the results published on the For The Girls
website tour on August 22, 2008.
The
Prizes:
First
Prize is $200 + publication + 1 month membership to For
The Girls
Second Prize is $100 + publication + 1 month membership to For
The Girls
Third Prize is $50 + publication +1 month membership to
For The Girls
Up
to 10 "Honorable Mention" prizes of $10 + 1 month membership to For The Girls may be awarded at the judges
discretion.
All
prizes are in US dollars. Payment must be via electronic
means such as ePassporte or similar.
Author
Declaration :
I
hereby declare that I am the original author of this story
and that it has not been previously published in any form.
I own the copyright to this story. I am over 18. If I am
a winner I agree to allow this story to be published according
to the terms and conditions of the competition.
Full Terms and Conditions
are here.
Details of previous winners can be found here.
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