Deadline: 1 August 2011
The Pen Writing Competition is an international short story writing competition designed to find talent within our Muslim youth. This competition encourages creative writing that includes elements of Islamic morality. This unique opportunity will allow our young Muslim writers to use their talent in positive ways, encouraging them to create healthy alternatives to fairy tales and secular fiction that have little benefit to readers aside from diversion and cheap entertainment.
We are pleased to announce that there are valuable prizes for first, second and third place winners in each of our topics. Also, we will publish an anthology of all the winning stories! This once in a lifetime opportunity that should not be missed. We encourage teenagers of all writing ages and capabilities to enter this contest, and look forward to reading everyone's stories!
The deadline for the entries is August 1st 2011.
Each contestant may submit a maximum of two entries. If more than two entries are received the competition committee will only consider the first two.
There are three age groups: the junior group, the senior group and the adult group.
Junior group: ages 9-12, word count: (700-1500) words
Senior group: ages 13-17, word count: (2000-4000) words
Adult group: ages 18-23, word count: (5000-8000) words
The categories for this competition are: strength, beauty and hope. All stories submitted must go under one of these categories.
Entries will only be accepted via email.
Each contestant must submit an entry form, found here.
Stories must relate to Islam and should not go against the values that govern a Muslims life.
The story must be original work that has not been published previously.
The competition committee claims the rights to publish any story that wins.
Submit your stories to: thepen_competition@yahoo.com
Remember to include your name and title on the story itself.
How to Enter
Please fill in the entry form here. Then email your story as an attachment to: thepen_competition@yahoo.com.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: thepen_competition@yahoo.com
For submissions: thepen_competition@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.thepencompetition.com/