Think you can write a saga,
in 50 words?
You can? Then enter our competition.
Welcome!
What is a Mini Saga?
A mini saga is a fun way to tell a story in 50 words exactly, with a title of no more than 16 words.
It should have a beginning, a middle and an end, and some period of time should pass through the story.
The Guidelines and Rules
Any theme is accepted and the number of entries is unlimited. The fee is £2 per entry. Members of the following writing groups, Huntingdon Writers, Mendlesham Writers and Needingworth Scribblers are permitted three free entries each in 2021 due to their support with the launch of the competition.
The deadline day for all submissions is by 11.59 pm on 28 February 2021.
Submissions should be made here and an entry form will appear once we open for collection of the 2021 round of entries on the 10th December 2020.
Any entries found not to comply with the rules will be returned for further editing and resubmission.
Hyphenated words – try to avoid them, but, if essential, they will only be accepted if they are in the Oxford English Dictionary.
There will be at least one independent judge and all entries will be anonymously sent to them for judging.
Mini sagas previously entered, and even awarded prizes, in other competitions may be entered, and revised entries from 2020 may also be entered.
Prizes
£75 first prize, £50 second prize and £25 third prize.
Prizes provided by Cambridge Projects (hereinafter called the ‘Publisher’) will be paid to the winners via Paypal.
Award Announcement
The Awards will be announced by email on 30 April 2021.
Publication
The winning entries and any other entries chosen at the discretion of the Publisher will be included in an anthology of mini sagas which will be available to buy from Amazon as either an eBook or paperback by the 1 July 2021. Copyright for each mini-saga will remain with the author.
The Roses Mini Sagas Anthology 2020 has now been published which you can find HERE or by clicking on the book cover image below.
Email Addresses
All email addresses for submissions made will be added to a mailing list at Mailchimp for the purposes of keeping entrants informed about anything to do with the competition, including the announcement of awards. Entrants will have the opportunity to unsubscribe from this mailing list at any time and the email addresses will not be passed on to any third party.
