Here at Sweek we believe that everyone has a story to tell and that to be human means to tell stories. In the end, this is why we created Sweek 😉 We invite all of you to share your best story with the world! But this time, we have a different challenge! Can you say a lot in a little? Submit your short story in 500 words or less to our new Sweek writing competition and get a chance to win awesome prizes. The rest is up to you: prose or poetry, fiction or nonfiction!

DURATION

29th of May – 25th of June 2nd of July [extended]

PRIZES

Impress our jury to win the following prizes:

Grand prize [jury prize]: cash prize worth €75

Most popular story [crowd prize]: cash prize worth €75

Next to these prize winners, we’ll select top stories to be featured on Sweek for 3 weeks. The winners will be announced on the 18th of July on the blog, social media and via email.

* The cash amount will be transferred to a bank account with a valid BIC code. The transfer fee will be paid by Sweek, but is not responsible for the conversion rate from Euro to a local currency the receiving bank uses. In case of non-availability of a bank account, a solution using Paypal or gift card to Amazon can be considered.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

You need to be 14 years or older to participate. Younger participants need their parents’ permission.

The story must be tagged #storytellers in story details

Word limit: maximum 500 words

The story doesn’t have to be exclusive, but needs to be newly uploaded on Sweek (so old stories cannot participate)

The story didn’t participate in previous Sweek competitions

The story is written in English

The story must be created by you. You can also write with a friend if you want to, but in case you win, the prize will be shared. It’s just one prize per story

The story must be submitted and finished before the deadline: 02 /07/17, 23:59 CET

You can participate with multiple entries, as long as they all meet our guidelines

The story can be both fiction and nonfiction. Any genre, as long as it is related to the topic . It can be a combination of e.g. young adult, romance, fantasy, science fiction, crime and it can have the form of both prose and poetry.

Crowd prize is determined by the number of followers. The deadline for the followers count is: 17/07/17 , 23:59 CET. Falsification of followers will lead to a warning, followed by immediate disqualification if the behavior continues.

STEP-BY-STEP GUIDELINES ON HOW TO JOIN

Step 1: Download the Sweek app

Step 2: Sign up, click on “My stories” and then “Start a new story”

Step 3: Fill in the title of the story. You can also add an image and write a description (optional)

Step 4: Click on “Add a new chapter.” Then provide a chapter title and write your story in not more than 500 words

Step 5: Click Publish. Put the tag #storytellers in the tags section (on the web version do not forget to press Enter). Also fill in the story category and hit Publish again. Your story is now published!

You can also use Sweek on your desktop computer/laptop

That’s it!

Tips for submitting your story

Especially for this contest, we have prepared Sweek tips on how to write a compelling micro story!

https://sweek.com/#/read/36993/1400000162

Good luck, Sweekers!