Serendipity and Writing East Midlands are looking for creative writers from the African and African Caribbean Diaspora to submit short stories for the 2022 edition of BlackInk’s Writing Competition.
The judges for the 2022 edition will be announced soon.
The initiative seeks to showcase new short fiction; applicants are invited to submit stories of up to 2,000 words for consideration. Two winning short stories will be published in BlackInk magazine for Black History Month in October 2022 and each writer will receive £500 in prize money.
In addition, both writers will be given free entry to The Writers’ Conference, which is organised annually by Writing East Midlands to give new writers access to leading publishing industry professionals.
To apply for this competition applicants should:
- Complete the application form including a short biography.
- Submit a finished short story, a maximum of 2,000 words. The story should be fiction, written as prose, previously unpublished and the applicant’s own original idea.
- Deadline for applications: Monday 18 May 2022, 5pm (BST)
Application Form:https://forms.gle/fyhE4vdBs5R7Rx4o6
Eligibility and Guidelines
- Two awards of £500 are available, winning stories will be published as part of BlackInk magazine in October 2022.
- As the award aims to redress the underrepresentation of Black writers, applicants must be from the African and African Caribbean Diaspora.
- Applicants must be over 18 years old.
- The competition is open to applicants internationally.
- The selection panel alongside representatives from Serendipity and Writing East Midlands will be responsible for choosing the winners. The organisers reserve the right to select different winners if those initially chosen do not confirm their participation within 10 days of notification.
- Only one submission per applicant is allowed.
- Entries received after the deadline will not be accepted.
- Submissions should be final drafts, in prose and written in English as the main language (the use of dialects and other languages as a narrative device or in speech is allowed).
- All short stories must be the entrants own original work, be 2,000 words or less and the story should be previously unpublished (this includes self-published).
- For the purposes of this competition, the definition of short story is a work of self-contained prose fiction. Entries of poetry, scripts, non-fiction and essays are not eligible for this competition.
- Writers will retain all copyright in your submission. Serendipity will retain publishing rights for the winners.
- By entering this competition, you are agreeing that, if you win, your name and entry may be a) used for the purpose of announcing the winner and/or distributed to individuals who request details of the winner and/or b) in any related publicity by Serendipity and its partners, without additional payment or permission.
- All data collected will be processed in accordance with privacy policies, available to view at serendipity-uk.com. By submitting your short story, you agree that Serendipity may share your submission with their affiliates for the purpose of reviewing it.
- Serendipity will not be responsible unless required by law, for any loss, changes, costs or expenses, which may arise in connection with this competition and Serendipity can cancel or alter the competition at any stage.
- Any dispute relating to the competition shall be governed by the laws of England and Wales and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
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