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Thursday, September 21, 2023

Ink of Ages: Historical Short Story Contest 2023 by World History Encyclopedia and Oxford University Press [Exciting Prizes]: Submit by Oct 7

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Submissions are invited for Ink of Ages: Historical Short Story Contest 2023 by World History Encyclopedia and Oxford University Press. The last date of submission is October 7, 2023.

About WHE

World History Encyclopedia (WHE) is a non-profit organization publishing the world’s most-read history encyclopedia.

About OUP

Oxford University Press (OUP) is the university press of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world, and its history dates back to the 1480s making it the second oldest university press after Cambridge University Press.

Contest Details

If you write historical or mythology-inspired short fiction, and are 18 years old or above, you can enter a story of between 1,500 and 2,000 words to win some great prizes from World History Encyclopedia and Oxford University Press! Make sure it’s set before 1939, the current cut-off date for World History Encyclopedia.

The contest is free to enter and they accept submissions in English from anywhere in the world.

Ink of Ages Fiction Prize is run by World History Encyclopedia and generously sponsored by Oxford University Press. This contest accepts historical and mythological short stories

Eligibility Criteria

  • The story must follow the definitions for historical fiction or mythological fiction.
  • Only previously unpublished stories are eligible.
  • Entrant must be 18 or older.
  • Submissions must be in English.
  • No creative or academic nonfiction or poetry.
  • The story must be the author’s sole work; no plagiarism or AI such as ChatGPT.
  • Simultaneous submissions are allowed as long as the author informs us when the story is published elsewhere.
  • Each author may submit one story between 1,500 and 2,000 words.
  • Submissions must be accompanied by a third-person author biography (less than 100 words).

Prizes

  • Your short story will be published and promoted to over 7 million monthly readers around the globe.
  • Oxford University Press is sponsoring a shipment of history books for every winner.
  • A selection of clothing, accessories, map posters and more shipped to you from the WHE Store.
  • Personalized map, family tree or infographic published on World History Encyclopedia.
  • Lifetime membership to WHE for an ad-free experience and our monthly members magazine.

How to Submit?

Interested participants can submit online via this link.

Submission Deadline

The last date of submission is October 7, 2023.

Click here to view the official notification of Ink of Ages: Historical Short Story Contest 2023 by World History Encyclopedia and Oxford University Press.


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