What you need to know
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• Submission is open to writers aged 14+ who live, work or study in Buckinghamshire (including Milton Keynes), Bedfordshire or Northamptonshire

• All entries must be written in English. Work should be original and not previously published

• Stories must connect in some way to 'the festive season'. You are free to interpret that as creatively as you wish

• Flash fiction must be no more than 500 words. There is no minimum word limit. Any genre is acceptable, e.g. mystery, romance, science fiction, history. Each author can submit up to two entries.

• Entries should be submitted in Microsoft Word, RTF or Plain Text as an attachment to an email

• All work should be typed in Arial size 12 font and should include a word count

• Writers should not include their name on any part of the attachment as entries will be judged anonymously

• We aim to select the best submissions for their writers to read  online on 18 December 2024, and to publish in a downloadable ebook (PDF format). Writers may be invited to participate in other MK Lit Fest events. Please be prepared to perform - or for your work to be read on your behalf if necessary.

• Please do not submit material that would not receive a cinematic rating of 15 or less (i.e. no 18 / R-rated submissions)

• Judges cannot correspond with entrants or give feedback on submissions