Thank you for joining the Archetype Summer 2025 Romantasy Short Story competition. Please upload your story using the form below.

KNOW BEFORE YOU UPLOAD:

  • Do NOT add your name anywhere on the file you are uploading. Your identifying information will be collected on the form below.

  • At the bottom of the form, upload your story in Word Doc or Docx format. The files will be collected via the form and given to our panel of judges to evaluate anonymously. Please email your story to hello@archetypeediting.com only if you are unable to upload your story. Otherwise, stories must be uploaded via the form below to be considered.

  • The name of your uploaded file should be the title of your story.

  • The name and email you list on the submission form below must exactly match the name and email you used to register to be considered.

  • Your story must be fewer than 2,500 words. We will use Word and Google Doc word counts to verify your story meets the word count requirement.