Description
Calling all short story writers!
We’ve teamed up with arts and literature quarterly The White Review to find new writing talent in the IdeasTap community. We’re looking for unpublished short stories between 1,500 and 3,000 words that fit the theme “Future”.
Prizes
The winning short story will be published in the July online issue of The White Review, and the writer will receive a gift subscription to the journal.
Two runners-up will receive feedback from the editors of The White Review.
About The White Review
The White Review is an arts and literature quarterly edited by Benjamin Eastham and Jacques Testard. Launched in February 2011, it was established on a non-profit economic model and conceived as a platform to promote new and contemporary writing and art, and to bring new work by emerging writers and artists to a wider audience. It takes its name and a degree of inspiration from La Revue Blanche, a Parisian magazine which ran from 1889 to 1903. It publishes short stories, essays, poetry, reportage, interviews with prominent writers and artists, photography and artwork. The White Review also publishes a monthly online issue with usually web-only content.
Writers and artists interviewed since the launch of the first issue include Paula Rego, William Boyd, Will Self, Marina Warner, Elmgreen & Dragset, Brian Dillon, Juergen Teller and Ahdaf Soueif; prominent writers and artists featured in its pages include Joshua Cohen, JH Engström, Gabriele Beveridge, Badaude, Federico Falco, Michael Horovitz and Deborah Levy.
Find out more on their website.
Please note: one entry is allowed per writer. Stories must be unpublished – both in print and online.
This brief closes on Wednesday 13 June at 5pm and is open to IdeasTap members aged 16-30. If you have any technical queries, please visit the help centre. Late entries will not be accepted under any circumstances, including technical issues – so make sure you don’t leave your application to the last minute.
How to respond
Before applying, please make sure that your short story has never been published before, has a 1,500 to 3,000 word count and fits the theme of "Future". Stories that are not uploaded to your IdeasTap portfolio will also be ineligible.
1. Upload your short story into your IdeasTap portfolio.
2. Join this brief by clicking Follow this brief.
3. Tell us the title of your short story.
4. Tell us a bit about yourself in 100 words or less, and include a link to your story in your IdeasTap portfolio. You can use Bitly to shorten the URL.
5. Hit Submit. Once your application is submitted you cannot make changes, so make sure that you're happy with everything before you submit it.
6. Once your application has been submitted, make sure that you have a picture on your profile. As with all briefs on the site, you can't win if you don't have a pic.
This brief closes on Wednesday 13 June at 5pm and is open to IdeasTap members aged 16-30. If you have any technical queries, please visit the help centre. Late entries will not be accepted under any circumstances, including technical issues – so make sure you don’t leave your application to the last minute.