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New short fiction competition hosted by Michael Brookes

Alex Roddie
Alex Roddie

Michael Brookes, author of The Cult of Me, is hosting a new short fiction competition on his blog. The competition is running throughout June and the challenge is simple: compose a short story of up to 500 words inspired by the image above!

Michael is offering a range of generous prizes (1st prize being a £50 Amazon gift card) and winning stories will be promoted far and wide in indie book circles.

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Alex Roddie

Alex Roddie

Happiest on a mountain. Writer, story-wrangler, digital and film photographer. Editor of Sidetracked magazine. Machine breaker.

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