Are you a fan of short stories? Do you love to write? Is there a story idea in your mind, though you haven’t had the chance to write it down yet? Writing is an activity I enjoy greatly, and I’d like to encourage other people to put their tales to paper.

So I’m hosting a short story writing contest! Winners will receive a Coles gift card and a free copy of one of my books, and these winners will be chosen for two categories: Best Work (most well-written, in terms of story flow, grammar, and bringing the reader into the tale) and Author’s Favourite (my personal pick).

Rules: the story can be any genre, and up to 4,000 words long. Each contestant can submit as many stories as they like. There is to be no crude language or sexual content.

Timeline: the contest ends midnight on August 11th, 2016.

Submission: send your completed story to author@karlissaj.com, along with whether you’d be interested in having your story posted on one of my blogs (with an acknowledgement to you as the author) should you be one of the winners. 

Happy writing!