Our judges will be looking for stories that adhere to the requirements listed on the Challenge page. If you go over the word count listed within reason, you won't necessarily be immediately disqualified, but the requirements that are listed represent what the judges are looking for, so you should be mindful of that when creating your entry so that you don't affect your chances of winning. It is at the judges' discretion to overlook our guideline of a word count limit based on the quality of the story. You can see all of our live Challenges here.
