PROFILE
Sunday Times bestselling author Clare Mackintosh has spent 12 years in the police force, including time on CID, and as a public order commander. She left the police in 2011 to work as a freelance journalist and social media consultant, and now writes full-time. Clare’s debut novel, ‘I Let You Go’, was a Sunday Times top 10 bestseller for 12 weeks, and was the fastest-selling title by a new crime writer in 2015. In July 2016, Clare received the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award, and also won the Cognac Prix du Polar for International Novel of the Year. Her second book, ‘I See You’, was published in the UK in July 2016, charting at number 1 in the Sunday Times hardback bestseller list. Clare has penned four books and they have been translated into more than 35 languages. Her latest book 'After the End' released in June 2019. She lives in North Wales with her husband and their three children.
PROMPT BY AUTHOR
The rain is relentless. I hear it thrumming on the metal roof and running down the broken pipe into the mud, and I moisten my cracked lips with my tongue. I wonder if they’ll bring me food and water. I wonder if they’re coming at all…
RULES BY THE AUTHOR
1. This prompt is for a psychological thriller or crime story.
2. You can write from any point of view.
WRITE INDIA RULES
1. Read carefully the passage provided by the author. You can use it anywhere in your story.
2. Each author has provided some rules. If your story does not abide by the rules, it shall be considered disqualified.
3. DO NOT tamper with the Author's passage. Entries with 'split' passage or with any kind of change in the passage will be disqualified.
4. Stick to a minimum of 1500 words and a maximum of 3000 words. The word limit does not include the words of the prompt.
5. The story must be written in English. Be careful with your editing, grammar and punctuation. Though we are primarily looking for good storytellers, language skill will strengthen your case in case of a tie.
6. Please submit your story before or on the last day of the contest for it to be considered. Only entries submitted till midnight of every 30th will be considered.
7. If you send more than one entry, please remember we will be considering only the last one sent.
8. DO NOT upload or email scanned or JPEG files of your story. Such entries will be disqualified.
