Scottish selection

 

This week's post is much earlier than usual, due to the limited amount of time left to enter one of the competitions coinciding with me actually having something ready!

I'll probably still post something on Saturday - if you'll forgive me for not finding more competitions by then.

Free entry competitions

Thanks to Eirin for telling us about this crime story competition from Glencairn Glass. The word count max is 2,000 words and your protagonist must be from Scotland. In the past a cash prize has been offered - that's not mentioned this time. Even without it might be worth a go, as the publicity for the winner is likely to be very good.

I've entered this competition before. I didn't win, but have still had good results. My first attempt gave me a character and part of the plot for the first novel in my cosy crime series. Another attempt was eventually published in TAB.

Oooh, I've mentioned Scotland. That makes it OK*, to sprinkle the post with photos from my latest trip!

*According to my own, totally made up, rules.

The current theme of the Scottish Book Trust flash fiction competition is gingerbread. The prize is only little, but it's free to enter and they only want 50 words, so that seems fair enough.

Thanks to Fiona for this short story competition from Aberdeen Performing Arts. You're asked for 1,500 to 2,000 words on the themes of anniversaries, milestones and the number ten. There's an interesting prize package – but shortlisted finalists must attend the festival. Of, and the closing date is this Sunday!

We do intend to go back to Scotland this year, and were hoping to do it earlier than our more usual autumn visit, but I'm not sure I can persuade Gary to go quite so soon.

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