'DO NOT DISTURB' - short story competition

The Hotel Montíboli in Villajoyosa announces the second edition of its literary competition “Do not disturb” based on short love stories with the only requirement that the story line must be based on an unexpected night. The winning story will be awarded with a romantic evening at the Hotel Montíboli with dinner at the Emperador Restaurant and accommodation included. The consolation prize will be a one night stay at the hotel.

The rules of the competition establish that the narrative style is free, as long as the genre is a love story and it is based on an unexpected night.

The deadline of submission is 30th June.

The rules of the competition are available on the hotel’s website http://www.montiboli.com/ and the literary pieces can be sent by electronic mail (preferably) to http://www.servigroup.es/admservigroup/montiboli@servigroup.es or to the following postal address:
Hotel Montíboli Partida Montíboli, S/N 03570 Villajoyosa (Alicante)

Under the “Cultural Montíboli” theme, the hotel is undertaking a series of cultural activities that were started last year in commemoration of the hotel’s 40th anniversary, which includes this literary competition.

The announcement of the winners will be made public on 15th July 2009 and the jury will be formed by journalists and writers from the province of Alicante.

Situated on a cliff-top and in front of a semi-private beach, the Hotel Montíboli is one of the most exclusive hotels in the country. It belongs to the prestigious Relais&Châteaux guide and Luxury Alliance; and has received various prizes: the architectural prize from the Costa Blanca, “particularly pleasant hotel” distinction and recommended restaurant in the Michelin Guide and Gold Plate award to the chef of the Emperador Restaurant.

Nik

BBC National Short Story Award

Deadline – 15th June 2009
Not just for the professionals, this is one of the most prestigious competitions around and the largest award for a single short story in the world.
Prizes:
£15,000 for the winning story
£3,000 for the runner-up
£500 for the three other shortlisted stories.

Free to enter

Maximum length of 8000 words

8 copies of the story must be submitted

Go to: http://www.theshortstory.org.uk/nssp/2009.php4

How to enter:
Download the entry form from the above website;
Complete the entry form and submit it with:
Eight copies of one short story (maximum length 8,000 words);
A list of the author’s most recently published work including the publisher, date of publication and ISBN or ISSN;
Please note that incomplete entry forms will not be eligible for consideration.

Send your entry to:
BBC National Short Story Award 2009
c/o Booktrust
Book House
45 East Hill
London
SW18 2QZ

Some of the rules – check the website for all of the rules:
The Award is open to British nationals and UK residents, aged 18 years or over only. Proof of nationality and/or residency may be requested.
The story must not contain more than eight thousand words.
No more than one story per author may be submitted. It is the responsibility of the author to make sure that that there is not more than one of his/her stories submitted in total.
The story entered must either; a) be unpublished; or b) be first published or scheduled for publication after 1 January 2008.

The author must have a prior record of publication in creative writing. This means the author must previously have had works of prose fiction, drama or poetry published by a UK publisher (excluding self-publishing) or established printed magazine in the UK or broadcast by a UK national radio station. “Established” here means a periodical that is published regularly (monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly), that has been in circulation for at least the past 12 months, has an ISBN or ISSN number and is not self published. For avoidance of doubt online publishing is also excluded.