Some of you may have entered the Erewash Open Short Story Competition mentioned on this blog earlier in the year. The results are now out.

Plus, two new free competitions are now open for entries:

• ‘Twin’ Flash Fiction Competition – write 500 words on the theme of ‘Twin’. The judge is Rosalie Warren, author of ‘Coping with Chloe’ and 2 winners will each receive a copy of Rosalie’s book plus £10.00 cash.
• Creepy Christmas Chiller Competition – write a scary Christmas story of up to 2,000 words. There are 2 age categories in this competition and each offers a first prize of £40, second £15 and a third prize of £5.

Closing date for both competitions is 8th November 2012 and full terms and conditions are here.