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A number of entrants in the Lune Spark Young Writers' Short Story Contest later won and received notoriety for their work. Notable published winners include UN Child Ambassador Nico Roman, who writes climate change fiction, and child author Addison Hill (under the pseudonym "Cress Wallwalker").
The John Steinbeck Award for Fiction is an annual short-story competition by Reed Magazine of San José State University. The award was founded in 2002 by Chris Fink, who was at the time the faculty advisor for Reed. [1] The submissions window is open June 1 through November 1, and the judge varies from year to year.
'The Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award, established in 2007, is an annual literary award for science fiction short stories presented by the National Space Society and Baen Books. Recognizing "the role that science fiction plays in advancing real science", [ 1 ] the award is presented to "original stories celebrating optimistic, near-future ...
Zoetrope: All-Story sponsors an annual writing contest for short fiction. The contest has been judged by writers Joyce Carol Oates, Colum McCann [3] Mary Gaitskill and Tommy Orange. [4] The winner and finalists' stories are forwarded to leading literary agencies. The winning story is often published in an online supplement to the magazine.
The Prize is open internationally to published or unpublished writers aged 16 or over. Submitted stories must be unpublished, either in print or online. In 2009, the maximum story length was 5,000 words. This was reduced to 3,000 for the 2011 competition. [3] The Prize awards a cash prize of £10,000 to a single short story.
The BBC National Short Story Award (known as the National Short Story Award in 2006 and 2007) has been described as "one of the most prestigious [awards] for a single short story" [1] and the richest prize in the world for a single short story. It is an annual short story contest in the United Kingdom which is open to UK residents and nationals ...
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The concept for the prize was developed by Professor Ailsa Cox following a 2006 short-story conference at Edge Hill. Candidates must be born or normally reside in the British Isles (including Ireland), making the prize the only United Kingdom award to recognize a single author, published short-story collection. [1]