Flashbang Writing Contest

The Flashbang writing competition is now open. Just write a story in 150 words or less and you could win two tickets to CrimeFest in May.

Here's some information from the official website:

Flashbang is a new crime writing contest, sponsored by CrimeFest, who are providing the first prize of two weekend passes, as well as the second prize of DVD boxed sets of The Killing (plus its new novelisation). Hersilia Press is sponsoring the third prize: four of their Italian crime books. Comma Press is kindly providing five copies of MO: Crimes of Practice to runners up.

As well as terrific prizes, Flashbang is free to enter and gives eight lucky writers the chance to be published on websites read by crime buffs the world over. Deadline is midnight BST Sunday 15 April.

For more information on the rules and prizes go here and the judges (who include some familiar faces) reveal what they are looking for.