Derby Book Festival - 50 Word Flash Fiction Writing Competition

Published: 7 February 2024

Derby Book Festival’s annual 50-word Flash Fiction Writing competition is now open for entries. There are three age categories: 11 and under, 12 - 17, 18 and over and we hope to receive a bumper crop of entries from schools this year.  

This year the theme is ‘Spring’. This can be broadly interpreted, and we hope that it offers writers many possibilities. For example, you could focus on:

• the season of Spring and the new life that it brings.
• a spring mechanism which could open to reveal unknown contents.
• the action of a spring which jumps up and down.
• the way you spring into life each morning!

It’s up to you how you interpret the theme.

The winning stories will be printed on Festival bookmarks to be published in the spring and the winner of each category receives a book token for £50.  

The closing date is 19th February at 9pm.  

Please submit entries either using the website form, which you can view by clicking here. On the same page, you’ll also be able to view creative writing tips and tricks and the terms and conditions for the competition. It also explains more about the prizes we are offering! Or alternatively, if you are emailing multiple entries from a School please put all entries into a spreadsheet that includes a School contact name and number. Please ensure each separate entry is clearly labelled with a first name and the entrant’s age. Please email the spreadsheet to hello@derbybookfestival.co.uk

It’s FREE to enter - and you can enter as many times as you’d like. Just remember to stick to no more than 50 words!

https://www.derbybookfestival.co.uk/news/2024/can-you-write-50-words-on-spring 

Questions? Please email us at: hello@derbybookfestival.co.uk

Happy writing and good luck to all entrants!

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