Enter World Book Night writing competition to win a Kindle

The University of Salford is running a ‘flash fiction’ writing competition with the chance to win a Kindle as part of its World Book Night activities.

World Book Night is a celebration of reading which involves thousands of volunteers giving away copies of their favourite books to people in their local communities. It will be held on 23 April in the UK, Ireland, Germany and USA.

The University’s flash fiction competition is open now to staff, students and the public in two categories: six word stories and 100 word stories. One of the earliest and most famous examples of the six-word story was reportedly written by Ernest Hemingway: ‘For sale: baby shoes, never worn’.

The winner will be presented with a Kindle at an event in the Clifford Library on the evening of 23 April. The runners up will each receive a £10 book voucher and their entries will form part of the evening’s celebration of books.

As World Book Night is all about sharing books, the University’s library will also be hosting a book exchange during the week of 23 April. The library is currently accepting readers’ old books so that exchanges can take place during the week of 23 April.

Head of community and student engagement, Linda Richings, said: “We’re really looking forward to reading the flash fiction entries. The evening of 23 April will be an entertaining celebration of the words people have written and the books that have given their readers great pleasure.”

Entries to the flash fiction competition can be emailed to studentlife@salford.ac.uk

For the competition rules please go to: http://www.salford.ac.uk/home-page/events/events/world-book-night