Follow the instructions on our entry page. Please ensure you have read the rules and entry requirements prior to submitting. Stories that fail to adhere to the rules may be disqualified. 

After you have purchased an entry, you will receive two emails from the online shop portal. The first email will contain your purchase confirmation. The second will contain a link for you to follow to submit your story. Please get in touch with us using the contact form at the bottom of this page if you have any trouble with this process. 

We offer a quota of free entries per month on a first come, first serve basis, no application required (maximum of one free entry per person). All you have to do is register for free entry on the online portal, then submit your entry via the submission link in your confirmation email. 

If all free entries have been claimed for a particular month, they will not appear as an option in the online portal. 

Yes. Since you are uploading a file, Google Forms requires you to be logged in. We realise that not everyone has a Google account. If this is the case, then after you have paid for or registered your entry on the online portal, please email us your submission as an attachment with the heading ‘Submission for BSSP 2025: No Google Account’.  

No. There is no way to turn off this feature in Google Forms, but rest assured: once your story is uploaded, our system automatically removes your name from the title before it is passed on to readers and judges.  

Please be patient; the mailbox is not checked every day since the team is not always onsite. 

When you register for entry, you will receive an email confirmation that includes your Order Number. If you do not receive this please contact us via the form below.

When you upload your entry, you will receive acknowledgement via an on-screen confirmation page only. If you do not see a confirmation page for your online entry, you are welcome to contact us via the form below.