Caribbean Short Story Competition 2011/2012

Start date: Fri 06 May 2011
End date: Fri 31 Aug 2012

About

At Potbake Productions, part of our vision is promoting the growth of literature. In light of this, we are launching another Caribbean Short Story Competition, a short story competition with a twist. The last competition had 16 winners and their titles were released in a book called Across The Caribbean. The book launch was at NAPA, Trinidad. Click here to see those pictures.

This time around, there will be a total of 10 finalists. The overall winner gets USD $ 250.00 and their story, along with the 9 other winning stories, will be published as ashort story collection in 2012.

Guidelines

Entrants must be citizens of the Caribbean.
Entrants must be greater than or equal to 13 years of age.
A maximum of 2 entries per entrant.
Finalists from the last competition set the bar high. Great, logical plots, clean, careful work, a variety of appropriately-used literary techniques. Do the same. You're competiting at a high level and want to stand out.
Stories must be a minimum of 2,500 words but no greater than 3,000 words. Other entries will not be considered.
Stories must be original works, having never been featured in any other publication, newspaper, magazine or otherwise.
Submissions must be in MS WORD or PDF format and must include the word count, author's name and contact information
Entries submitted after Friday, 31st August 2012, will not be considered.
Entries can be sent via hard or soft copy
- Email: submissions@potbake.com. Subject line must be: "CSSC.2011/2012".
- Hard copy submissions must be made to #3, 3rd Street West, Beaulieu Avenue, Trincity, Trinidad, West Indies.

Prizes

The overall winner will receive a cash prize of USD $ 250.00. (Hopefully, we'll be able to attract sponsorship, and the prizes will become more attractive. We're working on it. :-)
The top 10 stories will be compiled in a book and each winner will receive a free copy.
An about the author page will be included in the publication for each of the 10 winners.
The authors will retain the copyright for their stories.
Potbake Productions will retain distribution rights for the top 10 stories.
There is no other monetary gain for the winning authors. There are no royalties to collect on sales.
However, winners can buy an unlimited copies of the book in which their story appears for cost price. This way, every individual can sell copies and make a profit.