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P=Poetry, N=Nonfiction, F=Fiction
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F – MAYDAY Short Fiction Prize. Theme: “Endings”
November 1, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
$20
Submission Guidelines:
- Must be under 1,500 words
- Manuscripts should be a Word or PDF document. Please use the title of your story as your document name.
- In your cover letter, please include your name, contact information, a brief third-person bio.
- Simultaneous submissions are permitted. Please let us know immediately if your manuscript is accepted elsewhere while under our consideration.
- All rights revert to the author after publication.
Prizes
First, second, and third place winners in each category will receive publication, promotion, and the following cash prizes:
- First place: $500
- Second place: $250
- Third Place: $100
- The MAYDAY Short Fiction Prize
- Submit a story that responds to or somehow reflects the theme “Endings.”
- Submissions should be 1,500 words or less and previously unpublished.
- Please double-space your manuscript.
- Our guest judge will be Alissa Hattman, author of the novel Sift. Her writing has appeared in The Rumpus, Carve, The Gravity of the Thing, Propeller, Big Other, Shirley Magazine, MAYDAY, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA in Fiction from Pacific University and a MA in English Literature from Portland State University. Alissa has worked as a fiction editor, book reviewer, zine librarian, writing group facilitator, and teacher. She lives in the Pacific Northwest.