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Guidelines

Submissions for our competition issue are now open. The visual art/photography category is now open for regular free submissions through a link at the bottom of this page.

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To enter the competition click the "payment" button at the bottom of this page. Once you have completed payment you will receive a confirmation email with a transaction ID. You can then submit here using your transaction ID. The submission form cannot be completed without entering the transaction ID. Please read the competition rules before entering, and best of luck!

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Rules:

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1. Submissions are open from Wednesday May 15th until Monday June 30th , 2025 at midnight (GMT). Entries are open to all. including those previously published in The Four Faced Liar.


2. The entry fee is €12 for each category (further details below), entry is open to anyone over 18.


3. Entries should be in English and typed (further details by category below).


4. Entry is via the competition submission form only. We do not accept email submissions.

5. Entries are judged anonymously. Do not include your name anywhere on the document itself. If your name appears on the document, the entry will be disqualified.


6. Writing submissions must be the original work of the author and can’t have been published or placed in a competition elsewhere. If your entry wins a prize or is accepted for publication elsewhere, please let us know straight away so that we can withdraw it from the competition, in which case entry fees cannot be returned.


7. No changes may be made to entries after submission.


8. Any AI-generated or AI-assisted work will not be considered.


9. All winning and highly commended entries will be published in The Four Faced Liar Issue 4. Prize money will be paid upon publication.


10. Upon publication all rights revert to the author. Some entries published in the magazine may appear on the website at a later date. Extracts may also appear on our social media feeds.


11. If you exceed the relevant word count your work will not be considered.
 

12. The judge’s decision is final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
 

13. Your entry to the competition indicates acceptance of these rules.

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14. There is no limit to the amount of entries.  The €12 fee must be paid for each individual entry. 

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Short Stories Judge: Roisín O’Donnell

  •  Short story entries may be up to 4000 words​

  •  Please use a readable 12-point font 1.5 or 2.0 spaced 

  •  Please specify in the subject line Competition Entry: Short Story

  •  First prize €500: Second prize €300: A number of highly commended entries will be awarded €200


Creative Non-Fiction Judge: Tim MacGabhann

  •  CNF entries may be up to 4000 words

  •  Please use a readable 12-point font 1.5 or 2.0 spaced

  •  Please specify in the subject line Competition Entry: CNF

  •  First prize €500: Second prize €300: A number of highly commended entries will be awarded €200

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Poetry Judge: Micheál McCann

  •  You may enter up to three poems for €12

  •  Poems may be up to 40 lines

  •  Please use a readable 12-point font: single-spaced

  •  Please specify in the subject line Competition Entry: Poetry

  •  First prize €500: Second prize €300: A number of highly commended entries will be awarded €100

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Flash Fiction Judge: Cathy Sweeney

  •  â€‹Entries may be up to 1000 words

  •  Please use a readable 12-point font 1.5 or 2.0 spaced

  •  Please specify in the subject line Competition Entry: Flash Fiction

  •  First prize €500: Second prize €300: A number of highly commended   entries will be awarded €100

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Visual art submissions

Submissions of visual art will also be open from May 15th to June 30th. These submissions are free and separate from the competition. Payment for each piece of visual art accepted is €100. You may enter up to three pieces in one file. These submissions can be made through a separate form: here

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