This unique competition is receiving more and more submissions each year, both from would-be authors and more established writers. The format is simple. We choose three or four entries to be read aloud by two familiar faces from the Pitlochry stage in the cosy atmosphere of the Theatre's Ben-y-Vrackie Bar on the Friday and Saturday evenings throughout Winter Words. Every Fearie Tale read will be a new story, written especially for Winter Words.

How To Enter:

1. A competition entry must meet three content requirements:

a) It must be a Fearie Tale! That is, a tale of the mysterious, the macabre or the supernatural . . . preferably, all three!

b) The story must contain an obvious connection with Scotland: author, location, characters, history, etc.

c) It must not have been previously published, read or performed in any form whatsoever: book, newspaper, journal, broadcast media, digital media, website, blog, etc.

2. Entries must be EITHER:

a) Typewritten/word processed on A4 paper, using 11 point type or larger, and submitted by post or by hand; OR

b) Written as an MS Word document and submitted as an e-mail attachment .

Please note: hand-written entries will not be accepted!

3. Each entry must be a minimum of 2,250 words in length, up to a maximum length of 3,250 words.

4. Each entry must show the story's title and the author's name, postal address, telephone number(s) and e-mail address (if you have one) on the front page.

5. No more than one entry per person is permitted.

6. Entries by post should be sent to:

Fearie Tales Competition
Pitlochry Festival Theatre
Pitlochry
Perthshire
PH16 5DR

Entries by e-mail should be sent to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Please enter "Fearie Tales Competition" in the subject field of your e-mail.

7. Entries must be received at Pitlochry Festival Theatre by 12.00 noon on Friday 2oth January 2012.

8. The authors of the winning entries will be notified privately as soon as possible after this date. If you submit a story to the Fearie Tale competition, but do not hear back from us by the time that Winter Words begins, it means that, sadly, your story has not been successful on this occasion.

9. As always, the judges' decisions are final!