A CONTEST! A
CONTEST! We are proud to present our first-ever award
for short fiction, open to all authors.
The 971 Prize:
$200 US and publication in our Prize Issue
runners-up:
1st: $100 US and publication in our Prize Issue
2nd-4th: recognition and publication in our Prize Issue
deadline: April
1, 2012
results:
April 30, 2012
word limits: 1500
- 4500
- word limits may be met with a
single piece or with a combination of up to three pieces
(three 500-word stories will get the job done, as will two
750-word stories, or a 1000-word story and two 250-word
stories, etc.
- multiple-piece entries must
be contained within a single file, separated by
================= (a string of equal signs)
- separate files will be
treated as separate entries
entry fee: $3,
nonrefundable
- should fees received exceed
listed prize amounts, further prizes will be awarded, down
to fifth place
- should additional funds still
remain, they shall be divided among the top five entries,
according to a percentage
other:
- multiple entries allowed
- no simultaneous submissions
- no poetry
- final selections will be made
by an independent panel of disinterested parties
- notable non-winning entries
shall be considered for regular publication following
termination of the contest
click here to
submit your entry
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