Short story competition terms and conditions
The terms and conditions of entry to the short story competition 2024 for staff and students are listed below.
1. The short story competition is open to all current students of the University of Liverpool and all current staff members.
2. The competition will close at 11.59pm on Friday 26 July 2024. Submissions received after this date will not be considered.
3. Submissions must be sent via the online entry form unless otherwise agreed in writing by the competition organisers.
4. The maximum word count for the standard categories is 1500 words. If any submissions exceed this word count, only the first 1500 words will be considered. There is no minimum word count.
5. Submissions must be written in English.
6. Submissions must be entirely the work of the competition entrant.
7. Submissions will be judged by a panel of staff and student members from across the University.
8. Members of the judging panel are not eligible to enter the competition.
9. All submissions will be anonymised before being made available to the judging panel.
10. Published authors should not enter the competition.
11. Only one submission is permitted per entrant.
12. Competition prizes will be allocated as follows:
Undergraduate category:
- 1st prize - £100 Liverpool One voucher and publication in the festival anthology;
- 2nd prize - £50 Liverpool One voucher and publication in the festival anthology.
Postgraduate category:
- 1st prize - £100 Liverpool One voucher and publication in the festival anthology;
- 2nd prize - £50 Liverpool One voucher and publication in the festival anthology.
Staff category:
- 1st prize - publication in the festival anthology;
- 2nd prize - publication in the festival anthology.
All runners-up and any other submissions the judging panel deem of interest may be hosted online and displayed on campus.
Authors will retain the copyright of their work but agree to grant the University of Liverpool a perpetual, non-exclusive licence to publish the work in all formats.