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BEJournal's International Short Story Contest
Earth Endeavours, publisher of BEJournal, announces its first International Short Story Contest for storytellers who love nature! BEJournal is calling on writers of all ages to share their original short stories for a chance to be published in a special volume of the Journal inset with an image by an award-winning photographer, as well as receive mentoring from international bestselling author Michelle Worthington.
Various prizes are still to be announced but will include virtual mentoring and master classes from award-winning authors, photographers, and other storytellers. The catego-ries include Children, Young Adult and Adult. Participants will also find free resources and a writer’s guide by Michelle Worthington on EarthEndeavours.org
• Writers can submit an original short story from August 22 through November 22 on EarthEndeavours.org.
• Entries should include the category, author’s name, email, and address.
• The work must be an original written story highlighting a conservation group or project.
• Suggested word count is 300 - 800 words.
• Story categories include: children’s, young adult, and adult. Participants can submit stories to one or all three categories.
• A winner from each category will be published in a special volume of BEJournal. Winners and the top three finalists from each category will also receive mentoring and all entries will have an opportunity for a surprise presenter to read their story on Earth Endeavours social channels.