We are proud to announce the winners and honorable mentions of our Fall Fiction Contest judged by Brian Evenson. Their stories were selected from a shortlist of fifteen. Congratulations to the winners and a warm thank you to everyone who submitted! It was a pleasure to read your stories and we had an incredibly strong batch of submissions this year.
Winner:
“If I Could Have Anything, I’d Only Choose This” by Jill Rosenberg
Second Place Story:
“Lepidomancy” by Maria Lioutaia
Third Place Story:
“Together, Maureen” by Amanda Emil Anderson
Honorable Mentions:
“The Deca-Life Crisis” by Jessi Lewis
“Fog Area” by Ben Sandman
The winning stories will publish on the site this winter.
It is the last day to submit to our third annual Fall Fiction Contest, judged by BRIAN EVENSON! The winner receives $2000, publication, and a personalized note from Brian himself. Second and third place stories earn $200 and $100 respectively, publication, and a note from our judge. So go for it and send us your best stories of 7000 words or under. You have until the strike of midnight PST. Read the full guidelines and submit here.
The days are darker and chillier, the leaves are tumbling from the trees—fall is in full swing! There is just over a week left to submit to this year’s Fall Fiction Contest judged by none other than Brian Evenson. So cozy up with your stories on these crisp fall nights and send us your best fiction under 7000 words.
The winner of this contest receives $2000, publication, and a note from Brian on why he chose the story. Second and third place stories earn $200 and $100, respectively, plus publication and correspondence from our judge. Check out the full contest guidelines here, and read our past Fall Fiction Contest winners below. Submissions close November 15.
2016 Winners:
Winner:
“Night Beast” by Ruth Joffre
Second Place Story:
“Family, Family” by Jeannine Ouellette
Third Place Story:
“Good Creatures, Small Things” by Cate Fricke
2015 Winners:
Winner:
“Linger Longer” by Vincent Masterson
Second Place Story:
“Pool People” by Jen Neale
Third Place Story:
“Animalizing” by Marisela Navarro
Fall is our favorite season. There is something about the chilly weather and changing leaves that spurs our creativity and makes us crave a good short story. So, we are stoked to put out a call for stories for this year’s Fall Fiction Contest judged by Brian Evenson. Send us your very best fiction of 7000 words or less. The winning story receives publication, $2000, and a note from our judge on why the story was chosen. Second and third place stories win $200 and $100 respectively, publication, and correspondence from our judge. Click here to read past winners, check out the submissions guidelines, and submit! Happy Fall, y’all.
/ About Our Judge /
BRIAN EVENSON is the author of a dozen books of fiction, most recently the story collection A Collapse of Horses. He is one of fiction’s best literary writers with a stellar eye for gothic and dark literary fiction. Evenson is a Shirley Jackson, International Horror, and Edgar Award finalist, as well as the winner of three O. Henry Prizes. This contest is in the very best of hands.
/ Guidelines /
- Submissions are open from Sept 15 – Nov 15
- 7000 word limit
- Fiction only
- Emerging writers only. (We are interested in offering a larger platform to new writers. Self-published writers and writers with story collections and novels with a small circulation are welcome to submit.)
- $20 to enter
- Previously unpublished work only
- One story per submission
- Multiple and simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please notify us if your story is accepted elsewhere
- International submissions allowed
Congratulations to the fifteen finalists recognized in this year’s Fall Fiction Contest, and thank you to everyone who submitted. We saw stories of extremely high quality in a very competitive group and were honored to read your work. The three winners will be announced by Dec 1.
Finalists
“Animalizing” by Marisela Navarro
“Chet” by John Jodzio
“God Libs” by David Armstrong
“Jupiter” by K.C. Sinclair
“Linger Longer” by Vincent Masterson
“Linnet’s Gifts” by Zoe Gilbert
“Meat” by Kristin Kirby
“Megan” by Soili Smith
“Pool People” by Jen Neale
“Privver Comes Around” by Adam Ortman
“Sarajevo” Samuel Jensen
“Seamus Moody” by Samantha Levy-Arnold
“Take Me to the Place Where They Buried Golden Cloud” by Jill Logan
“The Dead Girls Show” by Sarah Harris Wallman
“The Lion and The Beauty Queen” by Brenda Peynado
