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Smash, grab. The hooded thief ran towards the busy high street where he would melt into the crowd. In his haste he didn’t look before crossing. Hit, run.
 
September 2010 Competition

'Lost' is September's theme. Whatever is lost, a child, a pet, the car keys, you decide. Then, text the word 'STORY' and a space to 82085 followed by your entry in 154 further characters or less.

October 2010 Competition

October's theme will be published later this month. Make sure you keep checking back to find out what it will be and to see the results of the August competition.

Competiton Entries

To enter a competition please text the word STORY and a space followed by your story in no more than 154 further characters including spaces and punctuation to 82085 from a UK mobile phone.

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          - Competitions are open to anyone of any age who has access to a mobile phone serviced by a UK mobile network provider

          - Entries must be the original work of the entrant and must not have previously published or broadcast nor simultaneously
            entered for another competition

          - Entry fees are £1 per entry which will be billed through your mobile phone account. You will also be billed for a standard text
            message for each entry by your mobile phone service provider. Failure to seek the bill payers permission will invalidate the entry

          - There is no limit to the number of entries that anyone can make for a competition

          - Competitions will run monthly and will begin at 00:01 hours on the first day of the month and close at midnight on the last day
            of the month

          - Competitions can only be entered from a mobile phone by texting the word STORY, followed by a space and then the
            entry to 82085

          - Entries for single sms competitions can be no longer than 160 characters including spaces, punctuation, carriage returns AND
            the competition keyword

          - A first prize of at least £50 will be paid to the winner of each monthly competition. Prizes will be assessed regularly depending
            on the popularity of the competitions

          - Results will be published on the txtlit website as soon as possible after the close of the competiton. Prize winners will be
            notified via ther mobile phone

          - Copyright remains with the author, however, by entering the competition you give permission for your entry to be published on
            the txtlit website and to appear without payment in any publicity material for txtlit.co.uk or in any future publications compiled
            by txtlit.co.uk or its associated companies. In such circumstances every effort will be made to see that the author is credited 
            for their work

          - The judge's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into

          - Submission of entries will indicate acceptance of the rules and conditions