Latest Dark Tales Contest Results
October 2009
1st - After the Party by Philip Parkin
2nd - The Whole World to Swim In by Nemone Thornes
3rd - Missed Call by D Gavin Guddi
September 2009
1st - The Sunflower Seed Man by Priya Sharma
2nd - The Rock by Rachel Amphlett
3rd - Mrs Ely by Andrew Stockton
Also shortlisted
White by Richard Anthony
The Scoop by Lesley Grint
Hands in Healing by Jean Thewlis
Prize Money doubled
The prize money for our monthly contest is now £200 for the winner, £100 for the runner-up and £50 for third place, while the entry fee is still only £3.
Go here for more details.
And if you subscribe for only £15 ($40US if you're outside the UK) for 4 issues you get free entry.
Go here for subscription details.
Brand new e-shop!
Hop over to our new shop at www.DarkTalesBooks.com to purchase books for just £2.99 and e-books for just 99p.
Sunday 10 January 2010
Friday 20 November 2009
August contest result - and a new website!
Here is the August contest result
1st: The Beekeeper by Christina Derbyshire
2nd: In Munro House by James Ward
3rd: The House on Melton Street by Stef Hall
As you will discover in an upcoming Dark Tales, The Beekeeper is an astonishingly original tale with, ahem, a sting... We're looking forward to publishing Christina, James and Stef for the first time.
September result in soon...
We now have a new website
Go and have a look here!
1st: The Beekeeper by Christina Derbyshire
2nd: In Munro House by James Ward
3rd: The House on Melton Street by Stef Hall
As you will discover in an upcoming Dark Tales, The Beekeeper is an astonishingly original tale with, ahem, a sting... We're looking forward to publishing Christina, James and Stef for the first time.
September result in soon...
We now have a new website
Go and have a look here!
Thursday 8 October 2009
July Competition Result - and a preview of Dark Tales: Volume XIV
July Competition Result1st: Fifty One by Chris Barnham
2nd: The Wraiths of Winter by Kevin Chant
3rd: Seventeen Mouths, None to Feed by Nemone Thornes.
All of these stories will be published in an upcoming issue of Dark Tales.
Remember that by subscribing to 4 issues of Dark Tales you can enter each monthly contest for free. Details here: http://www.darktales.co.uk/page_1212096192061.html
And you get all of our first 5 issues as e-books for free - so effectively you get 9 issues for just £15 sterling (UK) or $40 US (if you're outside the UK).
Dark Tales: Volume XIV preview
Go to http://www.darktales.co.uk/page_1254434361610.html to preview stories from our next top quality, professionally illustrated issue. Halloween here we come...!
Friday 4 September 2009
Dark Tales June Contest Result
Here is the result of the Dark Tales June Short Story Contest
1st - Descension by Steven Maxwell
2nd - The Ordinary Course of Events by Michael Law
3rd - A Presence in the Spring by Graham Andrews
All of these stories will be published in Dark Tales.
Thank you to everyone that entered. Critiques will be sent out soon.
Don't forget that by subscribing for four issues (just £15 in the UK, $40US elsewhere) you get free entry to our monthly contest. Not only that, but we'll give you Dark Tales issues 1-5 free as e-books too. Details here.
Don't forget, also, that we now have a non-genre-specific monthly short story contest website at:
www.StoryFeedback.com .
1st - Descension by Steven Maxwell
2nd - The Ordinary Course of Events by Michael Law
3rd - A Presence in the Spring by Graham Andrews
All of these stories will be published in Dark Tales.
Thank you to everyone that entered. Critiques will be sent out soon.
Don't forget that by subscribing for four issues (just £15 in the UK, $40US elsewhere) you get free entry to our monthly contest. Not only that, but we'll give you Dark Tales issues 1-5 free as e-books too. Details here.
Don't forget, also, that we now have a non-genre-specific monthly short story contest website at:
www.StoryFeedback.com .
Sunday 16 August 2009
Latest Dark Tales News
Dark Tales XIV is almost here...
With a terrific opening story from Georgina Bruce (the cover illustration by Candra Hope gives you a good idea of what to expect!) this is shaping up to be a classic.
Two former contributors return - Ilan Lerman and Michael Law - and there are some splendid DT debuts. Subscribe here or here for just £15 ($40) for 4 issues if you haven't already and get free entry to our monthly competition - and we're really spoiling you if you subscribe by giving you the first 5 issues of Dark Tales as e-books, absolutely free!
Not much longer till we announce the June contest result...Watch this space.
Don't forget the back issues!
If you've already subscribed you may have missed out on some excellent back issues of Dark Tales - you can resolve this easily enough by purchasing our e-books for just 99p here. Also, Volume 11 (or should that be XI?!) can be snapped up for only £2.99 ($3.75) here. And there is, of course, a printable order form here.
With a terrific opening story from Georgina Bruce (the cover illustration by Candra Hope gives you a good idea of what to expect!) this is shaping up to be a classic.
Two former contributors return - Ilan Lerman and Michael Law - and there are some splendid DT debuts. Subscribe here or here for just £15 ($40) for 4 issues if you haven't already and get free entry to our monthly competition - and we're really spoiling you if you subscribe by giving you the first 5 issues of Dark Tales as e-books, absolutely free!
Not much longer till we announce the June contest result...Watch this space.
Don't forget the back issues!If you've already subscribed you may have missed out on some excellent back issues of Dark Tales - you can resolve this easily enough by purchasing our e-books for just 99p here. Also, Volume 11 (or should that be XI?!) can be snapped up for only £2.99 ($3.75) here. And there is, of course, a printable order form here.
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