Moth-Altun Short Story Prize

Competition Rules: Moth-Altun Short Story Prize


Closing date for receipt of entries is 31 March 2012.
Maximum of 2,500 words per story (no minimum).
The name of the author must not appear on the same page as the story.
It’s not a requirement, but we strongly advise you to purchase a copy of The Moth.
Entries must be in English, typed, with each entry on a new sheet.
No name or address should appear on the same page as the story.
Entries will not be returned, so make sure you keep a copy.
No corrections can be made after receipt, or fees refunded.

Eligibility
The Prize is open to anyone.
Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have been published, self-published, published online or broadcast.
You can enter as as many stories as you like.

Fees
Entry fee is €8 per story for payment made by credit/debit card (via paypal) or cheque (Irish and UK only)
Entry fee is €9 per story for payment made by money or postal order
Payment can be made by cheque (Irish and UK only), by credit card via PayPal (to ed-lit@live.ie)  or by money or postal order
Cheques and money orders should be made payable to ‘The Moth’, with the sender's name and address on the back.
Postal entries can also be paid in cash (either in US dollars, Sterling or Euros at the current exchange rate).

Receipt of entry
Enclose a stamped addressed postcard marked 'ACKNOWLEDGEMENT' if you require acknowledgement of receipt of your postal entry (include international reply coupon if entering from overseas).
Online entries are confirmed by the email receipt of your payment to PayPal.

Copyright
Worldwide copyright of each entry remains with the author, but The Moth will have the unrestricted right to  publish the winning stories in the summer 2012 issue and any relevant promotional material.

Judging
The judge’s decision is final and no individual correspondence can be entered into.

Prize
One overall prize of €1,000

Prizewinner
Prizewinner will be notified in writing by the end of April 2012.
The winning story will be published in the summer 2012 issue of The Moth.

Entry implies acceptance of all the rules. Failure to comply with the entry requirements will result in disqualification

Print ENTRY FORM (http://www.themothmagazine.com/a1-page.asp?ID=3057&page=21) , fill in and then post with fee and entry to:

The Moth-Altun Short Story Prize
The Moth
The Bog Road
Dromard
Cavan
Co. Cavan
Ireland


or

ENTER ONLINE : http://www.themothmagazine.com/artists/willgovan/altun1.asp

Good luck!