Penned

Micro-fiction Writing Competition: A story, in exactly 50 words

Please read these rules and conditions carefully. They are designed to answer your questions and make the job of our volunteer admin and judges easier
If you do not comply with these rules and conditions, your entry will not be considered and no correspondence will be entered into
Competition opens on 13 January 2022 and closes at 11.59pm 30 April 2022
Email your PENNED entry to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Three sections:
- Primary school age
- Secondary school age
- Open age
PENNED entries should be a story
PENNED entries should be fifty (50) words exactly (contractions are acceptable; incorrect hyphen use is not. Refer to Macquarie Dictionary if in doubt) – not about fifty.
Secondary school and Open section email addresses will be added to the Queenscliffe Literary Festival’s subscription list (you may unsubscribe easily later, but we’d love for you to stay)
Entries may be used by QLF in their social media, website, and/or print media
Your PENNED micro-fiction piece does not have to have a title
If your piece has a title, it is not included in the 50-word limit
Judges will not see your email; do not include anything there that they need to see, such as the piece’s title
Open only to Australian residents

Submit your PENNED entry by attaching either a Word document (.docx) or PDF (.pdf) document to an email. Do NOT include it in the body of the email or as an attached image
You may enter up to 5 stories in total
One entry per document. For example, if you have three stories, please attach three separate PDF or Word documents to your email, OR send separate emails
Do NOT include any identifying information on your entry, even in the document name
In your email, include the following:
- Name
- Contact number (or, of a parent/guardian if under 18)
- Postcode
- Section that you are entering (Secondary school age or Open)

Have a parent / guardian / teacher send in your PENNED entry by attaching either a Word document (.docx) or PDF (.pdf) document to an email. Do NOT include your story/ies in the body of the email or as an attached image
You may enter up to 5 stories
One entry per document. For example, if you have three stories, please attach three separate documents to your email OR send three emails
Do NOT include any identifying information on your entry; judges should not see whose entry is whose
In your email, include the following:
- First name and first initial of last name
- Contact number and name of a parent/guardian
- Your postcode
- Section that you are entering (Primary school age)
The email address used is recorded only for PENNED Micro-fiction competition correspondence

Your students can follow the instructions above for their section to submit their entry/ies, OR
if you prefer to collate entries for your class, please identify the individual entries (for example with a title or a number) and provide the following information about each in your email:
- Story identifier
- First name and first initial of last name
- Contact number and name the teacher
- Postcode of the student
- Section that you are entering (eg Primary or Secondary school age)

Secondary school and Open sections: one winner from each section, as judged by our QLF judges, will receive:
- a ticket to attend a writers’ workshop at the 2022 Queenscliffe Literary Festival (not transferable or redeemable otherwise)
- a book pack from the 2022 Queenscliffe Literary Festival program
Primary school section: one winner, as judged by our QLF judges, will receive a book pack provided by The Bookshop at Queenscliff
All sections: one winner from each section, as judged by popular vote (likes / heart symbol) on the QLF’s Facebook page, will receive a book pack