Short Fiction Contests

Salamander 2013 Fiction Prize

  Salamander 2013 Fiction Prize $1,500 Honorarium and Publication Final Judge: Edith Pearlman SUBMIT: Online or by mail from May 15 through June 15, 2013; on-​​line submission available at end of day on May 15th. Reading fee: $15.00 All entries will be considered for publication. All entries will be considered anonymously. Send no more than one story per entry. Each story must not exceed 30 double-​​spaced pages in 12 point font. Multiple...

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Women Who Write 2013 International Poetry & Short Prose Contest

DEADLINE: June 30, 2013 Contest Rules Open to women 18 years or older. Women Who Write will retain one-time publication rights (print and electronic), after which all rights revert to the author. Entries to the contest must be previously unpublished. Prose pieces can be fiction or non-fiction and are limited to 3,000 words or less. $12 entry fee for each prose piece submitted or for up to two poems. Submissions will not be returned. Entry fees...

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Deadline Extension For 2013 Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition: May 16: Midnight In All Time Zones

Dear Writers, This notification will not be posted on our website. We are extending our late deadline by one day only, until May 16, midnight in all time zones, due to requests by a number of writers who need extra time to complete their manuscripts. If you are among those who need this deadline extension, and are submitting online, please simply use the late deadline function on PayPal for May 2-May 15. Your manuscript will still be accepted...

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Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is now accepting entries!

Normal 0 The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who loves expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful art of poetry or writing a story that is worth telling everyone! And welcome to all having the ability to dream… Write a poem or short story for a chance to win cash prizes. All works must be original. http://www.dreamquestone.com Guidelines: Write a poem, thirty lines or fewer on any subject,...

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2013 Red Hen Press Short Story Award

  For publication in the Los Angeles Review     $1000 Award Deadline: June 30, 2013 Final Judge: Ron Carlson The winner of the 2013 Red Hen Press Short Story Award will be announced in 2014 Established in 2001, in celebration of the new century and a new tradition of literature, this award is for an original short story with a maximum of 25 pages. Submission is open to all writers and themes. Award is $1000 and publication of the awarded...

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PEARL SHORT STORY PRIZE

PEARL SHORT STORY PRIZE $250 & PUBLICATION IN PEARL Postmark deadline: May 31, 2013 GUIDELINES MANUSCRIPTS should typed, double-spaced, with name and address on the first page. Clear photocopies and computer print-outs are acceptable. Please include an SASE for reply or return of manuscript. We will consider simultaneous submissions, but ask that you notify us if your story is accepted elsewhere. Previously unpublished stories only. LENGTH:...

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