The competition runs quarterly, with deadlines on 31st March, 30th June, 30th September and 31st December.

Prizes

FIRST PRIZE
12 months Writers’ HQ membership, 3 free retreats* (cash value £450),

SECOND PRIZE
6 months Writers’ HQ membership and 3 free retreats* (cash value £270), 

THIRD PRIZE
3 months Writers’ HQ membership and 3 free retreats* (cash value £180),

Entry requirements 

• Word limit is 500 words.
• There’s no theme. No restriction on genre or style.
• Judging is blind so please do not put any identifying details (your name, email etc) on your story document
• Please use a boring, easy-to-read font of around 12pt size.