Re: 100-word short story competition
The fee will ensure that the whole exercise is not massively over-subscribed , and offset the prize money. I suspect that the competition is a publicity exercise.
I am reminded of Somerset Maugham ( I think it was him) who gave a lecture on how to write a successful short story. His advice was that a winner would contain religion, sex and mystery. He closed by inviting his audience to write a story. Within minutes, a lady put up her hand and said she had finished hers. Expressinbg surprise at the speed at which she had written her story, Maugham invited her to read it out to the audience. She did so - " Oh my God, I'm pregnant. Who done it?"
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