Sci-fi and fantasy stories for Dark Places writing competition

Five winners will have their story published in the quarterly online magazine
The first prize winner will get £50, and the second gets a quarterly subscription to editing service Grammarly.
Submissions should be science fiction or fantasy, previously unpublished, between 1,000 and 3,000 words. Stories should not contain racism or sexist violence. Documents should be compatible with Microsoft Word 2000-2003.
The closing date for submission to the January 2014 issue of Dark Places is 15 December.

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