How to Win Short Story Competitions

Two highly experienced, award-winning writers and short story competition judges share everything they know about entering, judging and (most importantly) winning short story competitions, in an easy-to-follow Q& A format. Find out: Exactly what the judges are looking for. How the scoring system works. How to score highly in every category. What impresses judges - and what turns them off. How to write exceptional short stories. Which competitions give you the best chance of winning. How to avoid being disqualified. And much more. Also included are two award-winning short stories from Jon Pinnock and Geoff Nelder. About the authors Dave Haslett is the founder of ideas4writers, the ideas and inspiration website for writers. He won his first writing contest at the age of 7, and has judged several contests on the ideas4writers website that each attracted hundreds of entries. Geoff Nelder is an award-winning short story writer and novelist. He was the fiction judge for the Whittaker Prize in 2009 and 2012 and the FicFun international fiction contest in 2018.