People Are Strange: The Book, and a Short Story Contest
The Writers’ Police Academy is pleased and excited to announce the coming release of our second anthology, “People Are Strange: Tales From the Graveyard Shift.”
We’re equally excited to announce that THREE lucky writers could see their stories appear alongside those of bestselling/award-winning authors such as Reed Farrel Coleman, Heather Graham, Deborah LeBlanc, Lisa Regan, Denise Grover Swank, Phoef Sutton, Katherine Ramsland, Denene Lofland, and Lee Lofland, to name a few.
And, to sweeten the pot, the foreword is written by international bestselling author Lisa Gardner!
The Contest
Contest begins February 18, 2020 and deadline to submit stories is midnight EST on June 1, 2020. Submit your stories below.
3500 to 5000 Words – No more. No less.
Theme
People Are Strange.
Restrictions
No graphic sex, abuse, or political hot buttons.
Fee
$35 per entry. Unlimited entries.
*Contest entry fees are used to help fund and support the Writers’ Police Academy, as are all royalties and payments earned from sales of the anthology.
Judged blindly
All submissions will be read blindly by the judges. Your story will be coded to ensure anonymity before it is sent to the judges, therefore your name should not appear anywhere within the body of the story.
Original works
All stories must be the sole, original work of the author.
Unpublished
Stories must be previously unpublished in print or electronically, including self-published works to include websites and blogs.
Three winners
The top two entries will be published in the WPA anthology People Are Strange: Tales From the Graveyard Shift. Publisher, Level Best Books.
To enter and/or view details, click here – People Are Strange Contest Entry
There’s still time to sign up!
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