Glimmer Train New Writer Short Story Award

SHORT STORY AWARD FOR NEW WRITERS

Grace Period Extended Until March 10, 2018

Glimmer Train New Writers Shorty Story AwardDeadline: The Short Story Award for New Writers is held three times per year: February 28 | June 30 | October 31. A one-week grace period follows each deadline.

Eligibility: New writers whose fiction has not appeared, nor is scheduled to appear, in a print publication with a circulation over 5,000. (Entries must not have appeared in print, but previous online publication is fine.)

Length: Most entries run from 1,000 to 5,000 words, but any lengths up to 12,000 are welcome.

Entry Fee: $18 per submission

Prizes:

  • 1st place: $2,500 | publication in Glimmer Train Stories | 10 copies
  • 2nd place: $500*
  • 3rd place: $300*

*Or, if accepted for publication, $700 and 10 copies of that issue

Announcement: Winners will be contacted directly one week prior to public announcement in our bulletins:

  • January/February contest announces May 1.
  • May/June contest announces September 1.
  • September/October contest announces January 1.

Recent winners:

  • 1st-place: Courtney Knowlton for “Mean Blonde Ponytail Girl”
  • 2nd-place: Alexandra B. Chang for “Tomb Sweeping Day”
  • 3rd-place: Amanda S. Torres for “Fortuna”

Website: GlimmerTrain.com

Guidelines: glimmertrain.com/pages/writing_guidelines.php

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