We are thrilled to announce that Amelia Gray will be judging this year’s American Short(er) Fiction Contest. The prize recognizes extraordinary short fiction under 1,000 words. The first-place winner will receive a $1,000 prize and publication, and the second-place winner will receive $250 and publication. All entries will be considered for publication. Previous winners of the Short(er) Fiction Prize have gone on to be anthologized in places such as The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small … [Read more...] about The American Short(er) Fiction Contest: Now Closed
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Announcing Our American Short Fiction Contest Winners!
We are so pleased to announce that Elizabeth McCracken has chosen the winners of our 2015 American Short Fiction Contest. The first place prize goes to Leona Theis, for her story "How Sylvie Failed to Become a Better Person Through Yoga." McCracken writes, "This unsettling story about a 1970s summer sneaks up on the reader: at first it seems as aimless as its main character, but in the end it is a curiously moving story about self-knowledge and moral quandaries; it's also darkly funny, and … [Read more...] about Announcing Our American Short Fiction Contest Winners!
Camera-Flash Contest Winners
We are pleased to announce the contest winner and finalists from our Camera-Flash Fiction Contest. This spring, we invited you to write quick fiction based on one of eight vintage photographs we handed out at the AWP conference. After many hard decisions, here, in order, are our winners: ASF CAMERA-FLASH FICTION CONTEST FIRST-PLACE WINNER: After Taking on the Milk Challenge the Earth Bear Learns Something About the Nature of Human Experience by Caleb Curtiss Life gives us moments, … [Read more...] about Camera-Flash Contest Winners