Saturday, February 04, 2012

2012 Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction


General guidelines:

1. $2,000 will be awarded for the best short story, which will be published in the fall/winter 2012 issue of Colorado Review.
2. This year’s final judge is Jane Hamilton; friends and students (current & former) of the judge are not eligible to compete, nor are Colorado State University employees, students, or alumni.
3. Entry fee to submit online is $17 ($2 of which goes to Submishmash) per story; there is no limit on the number of entries you may submit.
4. Stories must be previously unpublished.
5. There are no theme restrictions, but stories must be under 50 pages.
6. All manuscripts must be double-spaced.
7. The story title and your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address should be entered in the cover letter field, separate from your story. Be sure your name is NOT anywhere in the story itself.
8. Contest opens January 1, 2012.
9. Deadline is the postmark of March 11, 2012.
10. Winner will be announced by July 2012.
11. All submissions will be considered for publication.


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