3,000 euro worth of prizes for 500 words of prose, including the chance to spend a week on the famous 'Wild Atlantic Way' in Ireland, in Paris or along the Black Sea coast. Both flash fiction and creative nonfiction. Deadline 31st May 2020.
With the coronavirus outbreak causing so many difficulties, we at ‘Ireland Writing Retreat’ felt the need to support writers worldwide at this particularly difficult time- by launching our first-ever competition, with key prizes for winners. There are two separate awards:
Flash Fiction Award
We would like you to pen a flash fiction story in any style or genre focusing on the act of writing in any way, shape or form, with a maximum length of 500 words.
Creative Nonfiction Award
Please write a story of not more than 500 words on any subject – whether it be in the form of memoir, profile, literary journalism, personal essay, travel (and remember, award-winning travel articles don't have to be about exotic destinations, it could be about your own hometown), food or any creative nonfiction category you prefer.
Prizes
The winner of each Award will receive 500 euro in cash. Plus an added bonus of 990 euro in value in the form of free participation - including all excursions, by land and sea, food and drinks tastings, concerts and dance performances, and all writing workshops and author talks – at one of our retreats of your choice, either this autumn in either Paris or Donegal, or one of our retreats next year. In effect, a total prize equal to almost 1,500 euro.
Full submission details here
Deadline for submissions: Sunday 31 May 2020