Do you like writing? Have you ever wondered if you would make a great writer? Are you looking for a new challenge?

Then grab your pen and take part in this national writing competition!

Black Fountain Press is a Luxembourgish house for literature in English. Their aim is "to provide a platform for writers who choose to express themselves in English rather than in the traditional languages of Luxembourg." This year, they are organising a writing competition. The conditions to take part are the following:

• Age category: 16-19

• Genre: short fiction, short stories, flash fiction, minute stories, poems, lyrics

• Language: English

• Word limit: 3000

• Entries: until 28 January 2018 (the winners will be announced on 28 March 2018)

• First prize: 200 euros Second prize: 100 euros

• Best entries: presented and celebrated at a public reading.

• Send a pdf of your text with your name and date of birth to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Don't hesitate to ask your English teacher for advice!

For further information: https://www.blackfountain.lu