Group-Sponsored YA Authors’ Contest: LUST

Details

The YA Authors’ Group is putting together a series anthology to showcase its members. Proceeds from the anthologies are donated to the charity First Book. The series revolves around the Seven Deadly Sins and each volume focuses on one of the sins. The first six volumes can be found on Amazon in eBook and print formats:

• Volume 1, PRIDE, release date April 1, 2015

• Volume 2, SLOTH, release date October 30, 2015

• Volume 3, ENVY, release date April 1, 2016

• Volume 4, GLUTTONY, release date November 4, 2016

• Volume 5, WRATH, release date August 11, 2017

• Volume 6, AVARICE, release date April 1, 2018

The seventh, and final, volume in this series is LUST. It’s slated for worldwide publication with an anticipated release date of January 9, 2019.

Submissions must be a complete short story or flash fiction between 1,500 and 3,000 words and must be reflective of the anthology’s theme: LUST. The piece must be a young adult piece, but can be any genre (romance, sci-fi, horror, fantasy, etc.).

Only previously unpublished/un-submitted work will be considered. If a story is accepted, the writer retains all copyrights but grants exclusive publishing rights for six months after the anthology's publication. Edits may be requested of the winners, and the authors must agree to work with the standing acceptance committee.

In addition to the below prizes, several Honorable Mentions will also be selected for publication in the anthology.

Winning entries

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Prizes

Rules

• Entries must be received before September 14, 2018, 11:59 PM, UTC.

• Entries must be a young adult work with the theme of the sin LUST. There is no genre restriction aside from YA.

• Entries must be between 1,500 and 3,000 words.

• Only one entry per member, please. Multiple entries will all be disqualified.

• Work must have Public visibility on Scribophile until winners are announced.

• Entries will be judged blind by a committee. Decisions are final.

Submission guidelines

• To be eligible, head on over and join the YA Authors’ Group.

• To enter the contest, post your work on Scribophile and check the box that says “Enter this work into the Group-Sponsored YA Authors' Contest: LUST.” Your work will automatically be considered. The checkbox will be visible until the contest deadline.

• Entry is free, but you'll need karma points to post your work. You can earn karma points by writing critiques of work by other members.

• If you have placed in a contest in the past with a particular piece, you may not resubmit that piece in other contests.