Submissions open November 1st 2025!

Submission Details:

• Minimum word count 250, Maximum word count 3000

• School appropriate content and language

• No AI, human generated content and writing only

• Must be submitted on the google doc it was typed on to check for AI

• This should be proofread with proper grammar and spelling (any story that needs major editing will be eliminated from the competition)

• Will be judged anonymously by the members of the Inklings (Fairmont’s Creative Writing club)

• No unnecessary (to the plot) violence or gore for gore’s sake

• No descriptions/details of sexual activity (assault or otherwise)

• No discriminatory language or scores

• Must have a plot and read like a narrative

• No fan fiction of any kind, this should be all original material (this is non-negotiable because of copyright issues and publishing to the website)