How to Enter

 

Submission Dates

Submissions open at 8am on Monday 15th January 2024 and close at 6pm on Sunday 31st March 2024.

Who Can Enter?

The competition is open to any writers are at least 14 years old and who identify as Scottish either by location, birth or inclination. Please refer to our T&Cs for further information and clarification.

How old do I have to be to take part?

If you are 14 and older on the final submission date of Sunday 31st March 2024, you can submit a story.

How To Enter

Applicants are encouraged to make their submission online as early as possible before the deadline. If applicants are unable to access the online Entry Form, entries can be submitted by post.

Instructions for Online Entry (Preferable Method)

1. Read the Entry Terms and Conditions here thoroughly to check the author whose work is due to be submitted and their short story are eligible for the Award. Submission of an entry is taken as acceptance of all the Terms and Conditions.

2. Format the short story as per the following instructions:

  • Written in English, Scots or Gaelic (with translation in English)

  • A maximum of 2,500 words

  • Typed

  • Font: Times, 12pt

  • Double spaced

  • Include a front page which details the Title of Story and the Word Count

  • No author’s name included anywhere on the story

3. Only one story per author

4. Save the short story in Microsoft Word.doc or .docx format with the Title of Story in the file name.

5. Submit the story via the online entry form on the Shoreline of Infinity website.

Instructions for Postal Entry
For Postal Entry, please print out a copy of the Postal Entry Form, fill it in and send it together with and send it with eight (8) copies of the short story in the post to:
CYMERA Short Story Competition; c/a A. Landmann, 2/7 Chancelot Terrace, Edinburgh, EH6 4ST

The Postal Entry Form can be downloaded here.