Bloody Scotland's Short Story Competition for 2014 is Now Open

Bloody Scotland's Short Story Competition for 2014 is now open.

This year the theme is "Escape". Writers may interpret the theme in any way but the stories must be crime-related. Entries are accepted from anywhere in the world, but must be written in English.

The winner will receive a £1000 prize, a weekend pass to the 2014 festival and a bottle of Deanston whisky, during a prize-giving event at the festival. Bloody Scotland 2014 takes place from September 19th through 21st in Stirling.

In addition, two runners up will receive a bottle of Deanston whisky and a selection of tickets for events at Bloody Scotland 2014.

The winning entry will be published as an ebook short by Bloody Scotland.

For more information about entering, visit the competition page on BloodyScotland.com.