Fan Fiction Competition

The fan fiction competition for The Life and Times of Chester Lewis is for short stories of 2000 – 4000 words and is open to writers worldwide.

Each short story should be identifiably set in the story world of The Life and Times of Chester Lewis with an identifiable connection to at least one of the major characters in The Life and Times of Chester Lewis.

Prizes:

1st Prize – AU$2000

Top 3 – your story featured in full on ChesterLewis.net

Top 10 – your name listed as a top 10 finalist on ChesterLewis.net

Costs and dates:

AU$10 entry fee per story until June 31, 2013.

AU$15 entry fee per story from July 1, 2013 until August 31, 2013.

Entry fees payable to:

Steve Rossiter
BSB: 067381 Account number: 10232540
Commonwealth Bank (Australia)
Use your name as the payment description.

Entrants who pay the lower entry fee by June 31 will still HAVE UNTIL AUGUST 31 to submit your story or stories. You can also enter and purchase additional entries at a later date.

Multiple entries are permitted but each author can only have one story in the top 10. No refunds. Entries are not tranferrable to another person. Judging decisions are final and no correspondence on this will be entered into.

The top 10 will be listed on December 1, 2013.

The top 3 stories will go online on December 6, 2013.

The 1st prize winner will be announced on December 10, 2013.

Submitting your story:

Stories should be submitted to auslit@hotmail.com, along with your name, and ‘Chester Lewis comp’ in the subject line of your email, by August 31 2013. Stories should be attached as a Microsoft Word document or in the body of the email, with no tabs or special formatting in the story.

Bonus:

Upon entry, you will be eligible to join the private Chester Lewis Fan Fiction Group on Facebook for discussion with the other entrants and to receive regular fiction writing tips until August 2013. The authors from The Life and Times of Chester Lewis may also drop in and interact from time to time. Once you have paid (with your name as the payment description), just click on the link above and send a request to join the group.

*Entry is open to all writers except the contributing authors and their direct relatives.

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