RULES OF ENTRY

1. The fee is £5.00/$8.00/€6 per entry. There is no limit on the number of entries competitors may send provided each one is accompanied by the correct entry fee. Sterling cheques and postal orders should be made payable to The Writers Bureau. [Note: we only accept personal cheques drawn on a UK bank.] Only sterling, American dollars or Euros are accepted in currency. Subscribers to FMN have the reduced fee of £4.00/$7.00/€5 per entry. Entrants living in India can send a demand draft in Rupees made payable to The Writers Bureau India Pvt Ltd for the sum of IR350 (IR280 for subscribers to FMN).

2. Stories must not exceed 2,000 words and must be typed using double spacing.

3. For postal entries, each short story should start on a separate sheet of paper. All work must be in English.

4. Work may be on any subject and in any form but should not have been previously published.

5. No competitor may win more than one prize.

6. The author's name must not appear on any work but should be entered on the Entry Form or attached on a separate sheet of paper.

7. Copyright remains with the author but prize winners must agree to publication in a single issue of Freelance Market News, plus permission to include the work on The Writers Bureau website for a period of up to twelve months.

8. Entries cannot be returned to contestants; so please keep a copy.

9. Receipt of entries will only be acknowledged if accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed postcard. Results will be available on the Writers Bureau website from 30th September 2012. Winners will be notified individually.

10. Entries that do not comply with the rules will be disqualified and entry fees will not be returned.

11. Current employees of The Writers Bureau are not eligible to enter the competition.

12. The Judge will be Iain Pattison.

[NB: The Writers Bureau reserves the right to change the judges without notice.]

The Closing Date is 30th June 2012