Judged by Wally Lamb, author of She’s Come Undone and Oprah Book Club selection I Know This Much Is True, and editor of the best-selling Couldn’t Keep It to Myself, an anthology of stories written by female inmates at Connecticut’s only maximum-security prison for women.

NEW DEADLINE: June 1, 2007

One $1,000.00 prize winner receives publication in the Fall 2007 Issue; two honorable mentions receive $100.00 each.

GUIDELINES
$15 entry fee, payable to “Hunger Mountain” — includes a copy of thhe Fall 2007 Issue of HUNGER MOUNTAIN. Submit one short story, not to exceed 10,000 words. Name or address should not appear anywhere on the story. Story must be original, written in English, and previously unpublished. Entries must be typed, one-side-only. Use a paper clip or send unbound—no staples or binding. Enclose a standard index card with short story title, name, address, phone number, and email address. Enclose a SASE for notification of winners. Enclose a postage-paid postcard for acknowledgement of entry (optional). Entries must be postmarked by June 1, 2007. Multiple entries allowed—each entry must be sent separately and incclude a separate entry fee. No simultaneous submissions, artwork, or translations. Once submitted, entries cannot be altered. Electronic or faxed entries will not be accepted. Late entries will be returned unread. No entries will be returned.
All entries will be considered for publication.

Email hungermtn@tui.edu if questions arise.

MAIL TO:
HFMSFP
Hunger Mountain
Vermont College/UI&U
36 College Street
Montpelier VT , 05602

WINNERS ANNOUNCED: October 2007