As part of Spread the Word's support, celebration and promotion of short story writers we are offering bespoke feedback to 10 short story writers. The feedback will focus on voice, structure and tone. You will also receive advice on the next steps you can take to make your story the very best it can be. Submissions of complete stories (no extracts) of up to 5,000 words are invited.
This is a fantastic opportunity for short story writers to develop their writing skills and knowledge of the short story landscape. It is hoped that brief winners will form a relationship with Spread the Word.
The judges of this brief are looking for unique short stories that show promise in voice, pace, structure, and characterisation. The worlds that are created in the chosen short stories will be unique and compelling.
Ten winners will receive feedback on their stories from writers Adam Marek and Clare Fisher.
Adam is the author of the short story collections Instruction Manual for Swallowing and The Stone Thrower. He writes about absurd, futuristic and fantastical things colliding with everyday life. Find out more about his work here http://www.adammarek.co.uk/
Clare is based in Leeds where she is currently preparing an interactive storytelling commission for Light Night Leeds and writing a novel. In 2013 she won the Spread the Word Writing Prize and the Cinnamon Press Writing Prize for her short fiction. You can find follow her on twitter @claresitafisher and find out more here http://claresitafisher.com
Spread the Word, London’s writer development organisation, is celebrating short stories this year. They ran the first London Short Story Festival, launched the London Short Story Prize and publish bold short fiction on their publishing imprint Flight Press.
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This brief closes on Friday 29 August 2014 at 5pm BST and is open to IdeasTap members aged 16 and over. 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.
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