Edinburgh International Book Festival, 2023
You may remember that last August, we ran a Flash Fiction Competition to coincide with the (Virtual) Edinburgh International Book Festival. It's an event dear to my heart, and its "virtualisation" was naturally a major disappointment. However, the online version was a big success, not least because it allowed book lovers from all over the world to discover why we're so lucky here in Scotland's Capital.
This year, I'm delighted to tell you that there will be a live Book Festival. But don't worry, the rest of the world won't be missing out, because the Book Festival is moving over to a hybrid model with a mixture of live and online events. Many will be both, and there's a further bonus for the locals: there will be a large outdoors space where it'll be possible to watch live events relayed to a giant screen.
This year, I'm delighted to tell you that there will be a live Book Festival. But don't worry, the rest of the world won't be missing out, because the Book Festival is moving over to a hybrid model with a mixture of live and online events. Many will be both, and there's a further bonus for the locals: there will be a large outdoors space where it'll be possible to watch live events relayed to a giant screen.
For anyone familiar with past events, all of this requires more space and it's the Book Festival has moved to a new venue less than a mile away (it had outgrown its old space anyway), so there are a lot of exciting changes to look forward to. You can find out much, much more by clicking on the logo to the right.
Gordon Lawrie, editor |
THE FORMAT
We’ll be using our tried and tested format. Six individuals have been asked to be judges. (They don't know each others' identities, so they can enter, too.) Each will choose one story from the selection submitted during the period of the competition, and that becomes the short list. and the voters (our active circulation list) then get to choose the one they like best, which will win the prize of £50 in the winner's own currency.
We’ll be using our tried and tested format. Six individuals have been asked to be judges. (They don't know each others' identities, so they can enter, too.) Each will choose one story from the selection submitted during the period of the competition, and that becomes the short list. and the voters (our active circulation list) then get to choose the one they like best, which will win the prize of £50 in the winner's own currency.
TIMING
We’ll be running the competition just ahead of the dates of the Edinburgh International Book Festival in the hope that we can announce the winner as it ends. We'll therefore accept entries for the competition from 00:01 on Saturday 29th July 2023 until 23:59 on Friday 11th August 2023.
We’ll be running the competition just ahead of the dates of the Edinburgh International Book Festival in the hope that we can announce the winner as it ends. We'll therefore accept entries for the competition from 00:01 on Saturday 29th July 2023 until 23:59 on Friday 11th August 2023.
The Rules
*It will be necessary to pay the winner directly into their bank account, or using PayPal.
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A prize of £50.00 will be awarded to the story judged to be the best. There is no entry fee, and you can enter either once or twice.
(In other words, the usual one story per week.) Entries are now open until 11.59pm on Friday 11th August 2023 GMT. Note to entrants: submitting an entry doesn't guarantee acceptance for publication – stories must continue to meet our basic standards. For details, see the "SUBMISSIONS GUIDANCE" on our Submissions page. Please bear in mind that, particularly during the competition itself, we can't enter into discussions on the merit or otherwise of submissions.
It would also be unfair if one of the judges edited your story to make it acceptable. |
The Edinburgh International Book FestivalIf you enjoy any of the events, please consider making a very small donation. Even a tiny amount, in combination with many other tiny amounts, makes a huge difference.
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To find out more about the Edinburgh International Book Festival, click on the logo below:
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