Christmas Crime Competition!

Bay Tales (with Virtual Noir at the Bar)’s First Festive Fiction Fandango!

Do you have a Christmassy crime or mystery short story?

Are you a member of Bay Tales’ Friends of the Bay?

If yes, why not enter our first Christmas Competition?

What we’re looking for

A festive themed short that can be read aloud in seven minutes or less.

What you can win

• A reading spot on the Live Christmas Virtual Noir at the Bar show (Wednesday December 16th) alongside an all-star line-up!
• Your story, along with a complete Author Profile and links to your site / social media / books on the Bay Tales website.
• A prize set of some of our favourite crime/ mystery books from 2020
• And, winner or not, you’ll get feedback on your story from our judge’s panel of established authors.

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The Detail:

• There is no strict word count, but the story MUST be able to be read aloud, by you or a chosen representative in seven minutes or less.
• The competition is open to subscribed members of Friends of the Bay at the time of submission.
• All entries must be received by the 10th December in order to give adequate preparation time for our VNatB show on the 16th December.
• Feedback on stories received will be at the judging panel’s discretion in terms of length and detail and will be given by December 31st.
• The choice of books we select will be based on our favourites.

Ready to enter?

Email your entry, as a Word or PDF document to VNatB20@gmail.com

Include in the body of your submission:

• Full Name
• Friends of the Bay User Profile name
• Email address
• The Story – including word count and approximate reading time.