Fiction Writers: Calls for Entries
The 8th Annual PARSEC/Confluence Science Fiction & Fantasy Short Story
Contest
Theme: "The Alien Wore Fish-Net Stockings"
Deadline: February 1, 2003
Prizes: First Prize $200; Second Prize $100; Third Prize $50.
Entry Fee: none!
Eligibility: open to non-professional writers
Format: science fiction, fantasy, or horror genre. Original, unpublished,
unsold stories only and no more than 3,500 words long. Submit in standard
contest format (title and page number on each page, but author name only
appears on separate cover page; otherwise as in any professional
submission). No e-mail submissions. Include SASE for notification only, as
manuscripts will not be returned. Incorrect format will make entry
ineligible. Stories must relate to the theme. (See above.)
To enter: Send entries to Timons Esaias; PARSEC/Confluence Short Story
Contest; 6659 Woodwell Street; Pittsburgh PA 15217-1320.
Questions? Contact: Esaias@compuserve.com
The Raymond Carver Short Story Award
Deadline: February 1, 2003
Prizes: First Prize $1,500 and a commemorative plaque; Second Prize $300;
Third Prize $200.
Entry fee: Single entry $15; $25 for two entries; $30 for three. (Please
do not submit more than three entries.)
To enter: Send previously unpublished fiction and applicable fee(s) to
Mild Horse Press; PO Box 72231; Davis, CA 95617. Maximum word count is
10,000 words. All submissions considered for publication. Formatting
guidelines posted here: www.carvezine.com/submissionpage.htm). Questions? Contact: editor@carvezine.com
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