Minds Shine Bright

Each submission must be original, unpublished fiction written by the submitting author.
Each submission must be written in English
Each submission should include the theme of confidence in some way.
Each submission must be entered into one of four categories including: poetry, micro/flash fiction, short stories or script writing.
The closing date is Monday 28th February 2022.
All prizes are awarded on literary merit. Cash prizes will be paid in Australian dollars. An overall prize of $1000 will be awarded to the most outstanding piece of fiction overall. Four category prizes will be awarded of $500, one for each category. Commended entries will be awarded $100.
Word Limits
Micro-flash fiction - up to 1000 words.
Short stories minimum 1000 to maximum 5000 words.
Poetry - up to 240 lines.
Scripts - up to 90 pages.
Shorter film scripts and poems are welcome.
Entries that do not meet word limits will be ineligible for prizes or publication.
There is no limit to the number of submissions entered but each submission costs AU$5 and each new submission must be entered on a separate entry form.
All cash prizes will be paid in Australian dollars.
There is no age limit however if you are under 18 years of age parental consent is required.
Copyright remains with the author and the author grants permission for their work to be published in the Minds Shine Bright Confidence Anthology, on the MindsShineBright.com website and on social media and in other media and communications for future promotions of the competition. Australian Copyright Law applies.
Any entries which are deemed to be offensive, discriminatory or do not meet community standards will be ineligible for prizes or publication.
The judge’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Minds Shine Bright is not liable for late, lost, incomplete, invalid, incorrectly submitted entries, or illegible, corrupted or misdirected entries.
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By entering the competition, entrants and or their parents/ legal guardians accept these terms and conditions of entry.