Kindle Storyteller X: All the info on the short story contest

Amazon offers millions of writers a place to publish. In doing so, stories of all lengths are welcome, as is once again evident with Kindle Storyteller X. We have all the info on the contest.

Short and creative: this combination is welcomed at Storyteller X.

Short stories are not only popular with readers, but also with authors, as they require less work, but are all the more precise to the point. With Storyteller X, Amazon is promoting this approach.

Storyteller X: All genres allowed - and encouraged

The Storyteller X call for entries takes place as part of the main Storyteller 2020 competition. We have explained this in more detail here.

• Storyteller X describes the competition specifically for short stories. The length specification is 4,000 to 14,000 words.
• According to Amazon, all genres and themes are allowed, gladly also cross-border hybrid works. Amazon hereby deliberately calls for creativity.
• Accordingly, the "X" in the name of the event is to be understood: This is to symbolize the X-factor, so the surprising or unexpected.
• The prize money for the winner is 5,000 euros.
• The submission of the short story to the competition you do by publishing the eBook quite regularly at KDP. Wichtig ist lediglich, dass Sie das Werk mit dem Suchstichwort„kindlestorytellerX2020“ versehen.

Einen gesonderten Prozess zur Wettbewerbsteilnahme gibt es also nicht. Dies bedeutet auch, dass Ihr Werk automatisch im Kindle-Universum zur Verfügung steht. Zur offiziellen Seite geht es hier entlang.