Competition Rules
Eligibility
- The Prize is open to everyone over 18 years anywhere in the world
- Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have been published, appeared on any website or broadcast
- Any restriction on theme or style is listed in the details of the individual competition.
- Entries must be in English
- Entry implies acceptance of the rules
Fees
- Entry fee is £3 per poem or story for the E-Mag and £6 for the Cooldog Prize
- You can enter as many times as you like by paying the fee for each entry
- Entries can only be made online and must be paid by credit/debit
card via Paypal
Entry Format
- Maximum 3000 words for short stories
- Maximum 40 lines for poems
- Stories to be double spaced; poems to be single spaced
- Entries must be in Plain Text (.txt) or Rich Text (.rtf) format
- Entries must show no name, address or identifying marks other than the title
- Entries are not returned
- No corrections can be made after receipt, nor fees refunded
Receipt of entry
- Online entries are confirmed by the email and receipt of your payment to Paypal
- It is not possible to confirm receipt of entries by phone or email
Results
- Prize winners will be notified 2 months after the contest closes
- The list of prize winners will be displayed on the website
Copyright
- Copyright reverts to the author 12 months after publication, but
Cooldog Publications will have the unrestricted right to publish poems
and stories in the annual anthology
Judging
- The judges' decision is final and no individual correspondence can be entered into
- Judges are unable to comment on individual entries
Prizes
- Prizes for both short story and poetry categories for the E-Mag
are:
- 1st £100
- 2nd £50
- 3rd £25
- Prizes for both short story and poetry categories for the Cooldog
Prize are:
- 1st £500
- 2nd £250
- 3rd £100
- No competitor may win more than one prize in each category
