Group-Sponsored YA Authors' Contest: ENVY

Details

Deadline:Dec 15, 2015
Fee:Free

YA Authors is putting together a series anthology to showcase its members. Proceeds from the anthology are donated to the First Book charity. The series revolves around the Seven Deadly Sins and each volume focuses on one of the sins. The first two volumes can be found on Amazon in eBook and print formats:

Volume 1, PRIDE, release date April 1, 2015

eBook version: http://amzn.to/1jYSd3D

Print version: http://amzn.to/1PLoM1n

Volume 2, SLOTH, release date October 30, 2015

eBook version: http://amzn.to/1Xzopct

Print version: http://amzn.to/1jTUGNb

The third volume in this series is ENVY. It’s slated for worldwide publication with an anticipated release date of April 1, 2016.

Submissions must be a complete short story or flash fiction between 1,500 and 5,000 words and must be reflective of the anthology’s theme: ENVY. The piece must be a young adult piece, but can be any genre (romance, sci-fi, horror, fantasy, etc.).

Only previously unpublished/un-submitted work will be considered. If a story is accepted, the writer retains all copyrights but grants exclusive publishing rights for six months after the anthology's publication. Edits may be requested of the winners, and the authors must agree to work with the standing acceptance committee.

Honorable mention winners will be published in the anothology.

Winning entries

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Prizes

1st prize:15 karma points, publication in the anthology
2nd prize:10 karma points, publication in the anthology

Rules

  • Entries must be received before December 15, 11:59 PM, UTC.

  • Entries must be young adult works with the theme of the sin ENVY. There is no genre restriction aside from YA. Entries must be between 1,500 and 5,000 words.

  • Only one entry per member, please. Multiple entries will all be disqualified.

  • Work must have Public visibility on Scribophile until winners are announced.

  • Entries will be judged blind by a committee. Decisions are final.

Submission guidelines

  • To be eligible, head on over and join the YA Authors group.

  • To enter the contest, post your work on Scribophile and check the box that says "Enter this work into the Group-Sponsored YA Authors' Contest: ENVY." Your work will automatically be considered. The checkbox will be visible until the contest deadline.

  • Entry is free, but you'll need karma points to post your work. You can earn karma points by writing critiques of work by other members.

  • If you have placed in a contest in the past with a particular piece, you may not resubmit that piece in other contests.