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Some rules
Some rules
Please find some basic rules here.
All entries have to be sent via email to submissions@arena-fantasy-magazine.co.uk
MS word/word pad documents only in Dot, Doc or .txt format only.
Please forward your PayPal transaction email to me and please put your contact details in the body of the email also enclosing your stories title too
The document itself needs to be attached.
All entries MUST have the title, word count and page number in the footer. Failure to adhere to the entry guidelines will result in disqualification from this competition. No refunds offered
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Picture This?
Picture This?
Your story must be based on the picture across, The concept of the entry is up to you.
Word Count - 5000 (not including title)
Cost - £4.00 (Discount for multiple entries)
Closing date - 25th April 2025
Winner - Will win 50% of the total prize pot, plus be published in the Summer issue released on the 1st June 2025
Submission Guidelines - Please submit your entry to submissions@arena-fantasy-magazine.co.uk with the following in the email body:
Name:
Story Title:
Word Count:
Pseudonym (if applicable)
Telephone Number:
50-100 word Bio
PayPal ref:
The AFM 300 Monthly
The AFM 300 Monthly
Subject - We are looking for short flash stories based on anything medieval or fantasy-based. This can be supernatural if you wish. THIS IS A ROLLING COMPETITION
Prize - First place wins an annual subscription to AFM. The 2nd-5th place will get a free issue. All entries will be considered for publication in an anthology as well as published in the next monthly magazine.
Word Count - up to 300 (not including title)
Opening Date - 1st of the month
Closing date - 25th of the month
Entry price - £1.50 per entry Discounts for multiple entries
Entry format (as attachment) - dot, doc, Docx RTF or .txt format only
Submission guidelines - Please submit your entry to submissions@arena-fantasy-magazine.co.uk with the following in the email body (for each entry):
Name:
Story Title:
Word Count:
Pseudonym (if applicable)
Telephone Number:
50-100 word Bio
PayPal ref:
2k Flash
2k Flash
Subject -This competition challenges you to write a short story on the following theme.—Lightning strikes your main character and he/she wakes up in the hospital with a small black goblin perched on their shoulder, which no one else can see.
Word Count - 2000 (not including title)
Cost - £2.00 (Discount for multiple entries)
Closing date - 25th April 2025
Winner - Will win £15.00 plus be published in the June issue released on 1st June 2025. Finalists will receive a firstwriter.com voucher worth $15 / £10 / €15, allowing them to take out a free subscription to firstwriter.com, providing access to details of hundreds of publishers, literary agents, and writing competitions, and magazines!" All entries will be considered for publication via our podcast and also in a compendium.
Submission Guidelines - Please submit your entry to submissions@arena-fantasy-magazine.co.uk with the following in the email body:
Name:
Story Title:
Word Count:
Pseudonym (if applicable)
Telephone Number:
50-100 word Bio
PayPal ref:
Say What!
Say What!
Subject - Write a fantasy story using one of the below STAND ALONE lines of dialogue prompts.
‘Let’s kill the king!’
‘That Small council, a bunch of thieves.’
‘I can’t keep meeting you like this, your majesty ’
Prize - First place wins an annual subscription to AFM. The 2nd-7th place will get a free issue. All entries will be considered for publication in an anthology and published in the magazine's March issue.
Word Count - up to 2500 (not including title)
Closing date - 25th March 2025
Entry price - £1.50 per entry Discounts for multiple entries
Entry format (as attachment) - dot, doc, Docx RTF or .txt format only
Submission guidelines - Please submit your entry to submissions@arena-fantasy-magazine.co.uk with the following in the email body (for each entry):
Name
Story Title
Word Count
Pseudonym (If Applicable)
Telephone Number
Mob (if applicable)
PayPal Ref
Oh Yes Its Free!
Oh Yes Its Free!
Subject - Your character's things are packed up and ready to leave town tomorrow. Before they say goodbye to their town, they decide to stop by their favourite bar just to say goodbye. Something that happens at the bar makes them question whether or not leaving is the right decision.
Prize - First place wins an annual subscription to AFM. The 2nd & 3rd place will get a free issue. All entries will be considered for publication in an anthology as well as published in the magazine.
Word Count - up to 3500 (not including title)
Closing date - 25th March 2025
Entry price - Free.
Submission Guidelines - Please submit your entry to submissions@arena-fantasy-magazine.co.uk with the following in the email body:
Name:
Story Title:
Word Count:
Pseudonym (if applicable)
Telephone Number:
PayPal ref:
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