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KEEN writers in Bahrain are being offered the chance to publish their work on Bahrain’s sensational new social media platform in an exciting GDNlife prize competition.
Adult wordsmiths will compete for a monthly BD25 prize and one talented child will walk away with a pair of movie tickets. Both winning stories will also be published in print and online, in the GDN and GDNonline respectively.
Winning stories, of no more than 800 words, will then compete for an annual GDNlife Short Story of the Year prize trophy … and even entries that do not win the judges’ approval could still walk away with an accolade - The GDNlife People’s Choice Award - for receiving the most views and likes.
GDNonline editor and GDNlife administrator Stanley Szecowka said: “All writers dream of having their work published and our community platform offers a unique opportunity for them to shine and win prizes!”

• For the adult competition (18 and over) which is open to all residents of Bahrain, GDNlife has teamed up with the Bahrain Writers Circle, to judge the entries.
• The children’s category (up to 17), again open to locals and expats, will be judged by a team of English teachers and GDNlife administrators.

The competition starts on March 1. Simply write your short story of no more than 800 words and post it in the PEOPLE section of GDNlife after registering on the platform.
Winners will be announced on the first day of every month and the winning entries will be published on the first Saturday following that date (for example, our first winners will be told on April 1 and will see their work published in print and featured online on April 4). 
All entries submitted will be considered, so if your entry does not win this month, it may take a prize in the future.
Please choose an image to highlight your words and title your piece Short Story Entry with your name and age.
Get writing … you could be a winner!
For more details email editor@gdnonline.com
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