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The 2016 Bristol Short Story Prize is open for submissions. The closing date for entries is 30th April 2016. Stories can be on any theme or subject and entry can be made online via the website or by post. Entries must be previously unpublished with a maximum length of 4,000 words. There is no minimum length. There is an entry fee of £8 per story. 20 stories will be shortlisted for the first prize and published in the Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 9. 1st Prize is £1,000, 2nd Prize £700, 3rd Prize £400. 17… Read Article →

Sarabande Books has released the schedule of dates for their 2016 writing contests and submission sessions. The first two contests are for short fiction and poetry, both of which close April 30. The Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction will be guest judged by Stacey D’Erasmo  and is open to previously unpublished short stories, novellas, or short novels. The Kathy A. Morton Prize in Poetry will be guest judged by Dean Young and is open to manuscripts that may have individual poems which have been published previously in magazines, chapbooks of less than 48 pages, or anthologies, but the collection as a whole must be… Read Article →

Gulf Coast is currently accepting submissions to their writing contest! The contest awards publication and $1,500 each to the best poem, essay, and short story, as well as $250 to two honorable mentions in each genre. The winners will appear in Gulf Coast 29.1, due out in Fall 2016, and all entries will be considered for paid publication on their website as Online Exclusives. The $23 reading fee includes a one-year subscription to Gulf Coast. Find out guidelines here, and send submissions online here.