Dulwich Festival Flash Fiction Competition 2024 is open to all UK residents writing in English, there is no age restriction.
Entries submitted can be on any subject, and written in any style or form. There is no minimum word count, the maximum word count is 400 words excluding the title and any dedication.
All entries are judged anonymously. Please do not include your name, address, phone number, email, website, twitter handle, facebook, Instagram, Linkedin or similar account details on the document.
Please ensure you read the rules and entry instructions carefully before entering the competition. Entry implies acceptance of all the rules and failure to comply may result in disqualification.
Eligibility
The competition is open to all writers of any nationality writing in English, there is no age restriction.
Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant. By submitting an entry you are confirming that the work is your own. Any evidence to the contrary will result in immediate disqualification.
Entries must never have been published, self-published, published on any website, blog or online forum, broadcast nor have received a winning place in any other competition.
If your entry has been long-listed or shortlisted in other competitions, and provided it has not won a prize or been published, then it is eligible to be submitted.
Simultaneous submissions are allowed but will become ineligible should they win a prize elsewhere or be published prior to the prize giving date.
You must inform Dulwich Festival immediately should your entry be published or win a prize elsewhere.
Entries submitted posthumously will not be eligible.