Deadline: Oct. 20, 2018.
Submit to the Emerging Writer’s Prize in Fiction, a prize run by The Arkansas International. Send in your single prose work, not exceeding 7,500 words. The contest is open to writers who haven’t yet published a full-length book. However, it will accept writers with a book forthcoming before May 1, 2019 and those with chapbooks.
The prize incurs a $20 entry fee, which includes a one-year subscription. But, it is free to current subscribers. You may submit more than once. However, you must pay $20 for each new entry.
The Emerging Writer’s Prize in Fiction only accepts previously unpublished works. It will consider all works for inclusion in the print journal. Stanford professor Adam Johnson will judge the contest.
He will judge the contest blindly. Therefore, do not include your name, contact information, or cover letter in your uploaded document. Also, double space your work and save it as a single .doc, .docx, or .pdf file. Upload your submissions online via The Arkansas International’s Submittable.
You cannot submit if you are close friends of the judge or recently affiliated with the University of Arkansas (studied or worked there within the past 4 years).