Earth Endeavours, publisher of BEJournal, announces its first International Short Story Contest [1] for storytellers who love nature! BEJournal is calling on writers of all ages to share their original short stories for a chance to be published in a special volume of the Journal inset with an image by an award-winning photographer, as well as receive mentoring from international bestselling author Michelle Worthington.  
 
Various prizes are still to be announced but will include virtual mentoring and master classes from award-winning authors, photographers, and other storytellers. The catego-ries include Children, Young Adult and Adult. Participants will also find free resources and a writer’s guide by Michelle Worthington on EarthEndeavours.org

•    Writers can submit an original short story from August 22 through November 22 on EarthEndeavours.org.
•    Entries should include the category, author’s name, email, and address.
•    The work must be an original written story highlighting a conservation group or project.
•    Suggested word count is 300 - 800 words.
•    Story categories include: children’s, young adult, and adult. Participants can submit stories to one or all three categories.
•    A winner from each category will be published in a special volume of BEJournal. Winners and the top three finalists from each category will also receive mentoring  and all entries will have an opportunity for a surprise presenter to read their story on Earth Endeavours social channels.