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Humour Short Story Contest

Here is another short story contest. This time it’s for humorous (JAMB) examination stories. The organizers shall be looking for stories that will show creativity, originality and wit.
Being a winner takes it all competition, the overall winner will get the grand prize of 50,000 naira.

How to apply?

Write a story of no more than 800words and send to: iaagbalaya@gmail.com on or before September 2, 2012.
Entries must be humour stories themed around funny events that occurs when students don’t study for the important examinations like JAMB and other A-level exams.
Writers from all over the world are eligible to apply. Ensure that your story suits the theme.
 
Received entries shall be published on www.SagayAgbalaya.blog.com. General public will be expected to vote for the best entries. Voting period shall start September 2, 2012, and will end September 12, 2012 Only the Top 10 entries will be passed on to a panel of judges who will determine the overall best entry. Criteria for determining the best entry will include:

Originality of plot
Use of humour
Grammatical expression

Overall winner shall be announced on September 15, 2012.

For queries/ submissions: iaagbalaya@gmail.com

Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam

Chioma Iwunze-Ibiam writes prose fiction and creative non-fiction. She is the founder of creativewritingnews.com. Her first novella, Finding Love Again was published by Ankara Press. Her second novella, The Heiress' Bodyguard was shortlisted for the Saraba Manuscript Awards. She currently works as content marketer for various online businesses. You can follow her at @cwritingnws.

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