Introducing the 1st Annual
MyAfricanDiaspora.com
SHORT STORY COMPETITION
In our ongoing effort to promote positive images that reflect people of African descent, the website that connects the African Diaspora is pleased to announce our first annual Short Story contest.
We’re looking for fiction that is unique, stories with characters that we’ll remember, plots that leave us thinking. The contest is open to anyone, any race, any country, any continent. The only caveat; the main character must be of African descent.
RULES
- The contest runs from October 1 – December 31, 2009. The winner will be announced February 1, 2010.
- Entries must be 1500 words or less.
- The entry fee is US$10 (via Paypal or money order payable to DreamDeep LLC.
Address
DreamDeep LLC
9360 W. Flamingo Rd.
#110-117
Las Vegas, NV 89147
- Main character must be of African descent.
- Story must be previously unpublished.
- Submit entries to info@myafricandiaspora.com, with the words “Short Story Contest: (input name of your short story and genre)” in the subject line. Ex. Short Story Contest: Mystery My Story.. Copy & Paste into the body of the email. No attachments.
- Be sure to include your contact information and word count with submissions.
- There will be one overall winner and one winner from each of the following genres: Literary, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Mystery, Romance (we prefer stories without gratuitous sex or violence).
Prizes
- First Place: $500 Genre Winners: $25 Borders Gift Card
- Each winner will have their story and a feature article published on myafricandiaspora.com
- The winners and top three entries in each genre will have their short stories published in a short story collection at the end of the year.
**Contest fee will help defray publication costs
The MyAfricanDiaspora Team
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