Last year at this time, when Unfinished Business was in the hands of my beta readers, I announced the “First Quasi-Annual Blindogg Books Short Story Contest”. The contest was very successful and I came away with two great stories, which were included in final release of Unfinished Business.
Here we are, a year later (almost to the day) and my newest work is now in the hands of the betas, so that means only one thing…it’s time for the “Second Quasi-Annual Blindogg Books Short Story Contest”.
The contest is pretty simple…I’m looking for two short stories to include in my next book (which has yet to be titled – so we’ll use the working title Protect This for now).
Let’s go over the need to knows:
- The contest is open to anybody.
- Stories must be between 1,500 and 4,000 words.
- Stories can be in any genre (except porn, erotica, etc).
- There are two categories – one winner will be selected from each category
Category one; Theme – the theme of Protect This is “Wanting a better life” so the short story in the theme category will follow that theme.
Category two; Fan fiction – stories in this category can use any theme, but must involve at least three of my regular characters (Ike, Brewski, Didi, Ralph).
- Entries must be received before midnight March 10, 2014
- I will pick five favorites from each category and post them on my blog by March 10 for voting
- Voting will end at midnight March 31, 2014
- Prizes:
First prize: The winning story in each category will be published in Protect This (the new novel) and each winning author will receive a free, signed copy of the finished book
Second prize: The authors of the stories with the second highest vote total will receive a free, signed copy of the finished book
- In order to enter the contest, authors must “like” my facebook fan page (https://www.facebook.com/BlindoggBooks)
- All entries remain the property of the author – however, authors grant me permission to print the stories, along with author’s name, as I see fit for promotional purposes. Winning authors grant permission for their stories to be published in Protect This as well
- All submissions must be the original work of the contestant and may not have been previously published
- Entries must be submitted as an attachment in an email to blindoggbooks@gmail.com
And there it is…if you have any questions please leave them in the form of a comment below so that everybody can see the answer (gotta keep it fair!)
Great idea, Tim! Thanks for the opportunity to host Ike, Brewski and Ralph on Bequia!
I think it’ll be hard for me to get them back to Florida after they get a taste of the islands!!
Okay, but I warn you – Ike might find himself on a show about home organization and acrylic stencil graffiti. I’m just saying’…
Ike is secure enough in his manhood to handle that!
looked over the info inside of this website loads, intending to take the plunge before long and buy a
steam shower cabin, more than likely just after the holidays
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