Have you entered The Plaid Horse Magazine’s writing contest yet? If not, there is still time to enter your submission!
The 2024 Theme: A trainer who has made a significant impact on your life.
Please note that the theme is a guide, not a requirement. All well-written articles eligible for award and to win.
Rules
- Authors of any age and experience level are valid for entry.
- Authors may submit more than one submission.
- No entry fee is required.
- To be eligible, entries must be works of prose, at any length. We regret we cannot consider poetry.
- Entries may not have been previously published in professional media.
- All entries must be original works by the entrant, in English. Plagiarism, which includes the use of third-party poetry, song lyrics, characters, or another person’s universe, without written permission, will result in disqualification. Short stories or novelettes generated or created by computer software and/or artificial intelligence will be disqualified. Authors are welcome worldwide.
- Entries will be judged by professional authors. The decisions of the judges are entirely their own, and are final and binding.
Prizes
All authors who submit an entry will receive a free 1 year subscription to The Plaid Horse.
$5,000 Grand Champion
The Grand Champion prize will be awarded to a single author. The prize will include a $5,000 cash prize and a featured publication in The Plaid Horse (in print and online).
$500 Champion – 5 awards
5 Champion prizes will be awarded $500 cash prize and a featured publication in The Plaid Horse (in print and online).
$250 Reserve Champion – 10 awards
10 Reserve Champion prizes will be awarded $250 cash prize and a featured publication on theplaidhorse.com.
Important Dates
Submissions are due July 1st, 2024.
Winners will be notified by October 1st, 2024.
To enter, fill out the submission form here: https://www.theplaidhorse.com/writing/