In February of 2009, Emerson extended its writing program to adults, opening its doors on weekday nights as a writers' workshop and arts center. Our first annual journal, The Emerson Review, will feature short stories, personal essays, and poetry. The winning short story author will receive $1,000 and have his or her previously unpublished work published in The Emerson Review.
Guidelines
Candidates: Emerson's contest is open to writers of any age from anywhere in the world.
Judges:
Extended Deadline: Submissions must be postmarked by March 15, 2010.
Fee: $20.00 entry fee payable to Emerson Preparatory School in the form of a check or money order. Emerson Short Story Workshop participants are exempt from fees.
Length: 2,500 or fewer words.
Submission Mode: Please send your story by regular mail (US Postal Service), UPS, Fed Ex or DHL. Mail submission and entry fee to:
Short Story Contest
Emerson Preparatory School
1324 18th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Language: English
Format:
- Double-spaced lines
- 12-point font
- Cover page offers author's contact information (address, telephone and email) and manuscript description at the top and the title of the manuscript at least halfway down the page
- Ragged right margin
- 1" to 1.5" margins must frame every page
- Author's name and manuscript name on every page
- Page numbers on all but the cover page
- Single-sided, unstapled pages
We will not consider:
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Simultaneous submissions
- Previously published stories
- Emailed short stories
Manuscript return: Manuscripts will not be returned.
Announcement: We will contact the winner and make a formal announcement on
Emerson Preparatory School's website: www.emersonprep.net no later than June, 2010.