The Sentinel Literary Quarterly Short Story Competition has been held every 3 months since January 2010 for previously unpublished stories in English Language on any subject in any style up to 1,500 words long (Excluding title). Stories entered must not have been accepted or be under consideration for publication elsewhere, and must not be simultaneously entered into another short story competition. The stories must also not have been posted to any publicly accessible website or blog. Entries from Nigeria will go into the general pool with entries from every other part of the world.
- Prizes: N39,750.00 (£150.00) First Prize, N19,875.00 (£75.00) Second Prize, N13,250.00 (£50.00) Third Prize, N2,650.00 (£10.00) x 3 High Commendation. All winning and commended stories also receive publication in Sentinel Champions magazine in print and eBook formats.
- Entry Fees: 1 story N,1325.00 (£5.00), 2 stories N2,120.00 (£8.00), 3 stories N2,650.00 (£10.00), 4 stories N3,180.00 (£12.00). You may enter as many stories as you wish.
- Results due: 31 October 2012 announced in Sentinel Literary Quarterly
- Judge: Jeremy Page, editor of The Frogmore Papers
- Go to any Mainstreet Bank, formerly Afribank and pay the applicable entry fee as stated above. Enter as many stories as you wish. Payment in favour of SKOONEF BUSINESS LTD. A/C Number 0032868337628. In the Depositor’s Name field, write your name followed in brackets by SLQSS0912. e.g. Depositor’s Name: Naija Writer (SLQSS0912).
- Send your story or stories, together with your Cover Note stating your name, postal address, email address, telephone number and title(s) of your story(ies) as Word or rtf attachments. Please note: Your name or any other identifying mark must not appear on the story. If you are unable to attach your work, please type them in the body of the e-mail. In the subject line of your e-mail please type: SLQ STORY SEPT 2012 (SKF).
For queries/ submissions: competitions@sentinelpoetry.org.uk
Website: http://sentinelquarterly.com/
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