The Riversong Short Story Contest seeks to highlight unique voices in the short story genre, as well as a place for new and up-and-coming writers to showcase their talent in publication.
The contest runs year around, with the collection of winners published in the fourth quarter of each year:
Deadline: September 15 each year
Word limit: 10,000 words
Genre and style: Any except erotica.
Entry fee: $25
Winners announced October 15
You may submit your story any time during the year—submissions after September 15 will be scheduled for the next year’s contest.
Submission process
- Format: Word or Pages document
- Edited and clean manuscript. Manuscripts with type of graphic errors or formatting problems will be returned.
- Keep any formatting, fonts, and sizing to a minimum unless crucial to the story.
- We recommend Times new Roman 12 or equivalent font. Single space, paragraph indent (no line returns between paragraphs.
- Under the title, place your name.
- Story must be your own work. Multiple authors for a single work are acceptable.
- The work can be part of a larger work (e.g., a novel chapter). If your submission wins, the other publication must include attribution and link to the Contest and Sulis International Press.
Review process
- Your manuscript will be reviewed by a panel of editors, bloggers, writers, and publishers. It is a blind review, based solely on content and writing style.
- Uniqueness of story, voice, plot , and literary skill will make your story stand out.
- All winners will be contacted privately, and their story will be published in a volume of short stories in the fourth quarter of each year
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