The Bony Pete
2009 Bloody Words Short Story Contest
Rules & Guidelines
Contest is open ONLY to Registered Bloody Words IX Attendees.
- Entry must be postmarked by April 15, 2009.
- Stories must be fiction and a mystery (crime, suspense, private eye, amateur or professional).
- Ottawa must figure in the story somehow -- any time period allowed.
- Must not exceed 5,000 words.
- Must be typed, double spaced, on regular white bond paper using 12-point Courier/Times Roman in a flush left mode (plain white copy paper, please!).
- One side of paper only with title and page number in upper right corner (no author name).
- Cover sheet with entrant's name, address, phone number, story title, approximate word length.
- Entry must be accompanied by $5 entry fee.
- Keep a copy of your final manuscript. No copies will be returned.
- Must be original and previously unpublished. You retain all rights.
There will be ONE Winner, who will receive a statue of Bony Pete, the much coveted Bloody Words Skeleton (pictured above), as well as a cheque for $100.00. The second place winner will recieve a cheque for $50.00 and the third place winner, $25.00.
Note: No manuscripts will receive a critique.
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