Friends of Merril Short Story Contest

Deadline February 15

Entry fee $5

Description

The Friends of the Merril Short Story Contest is open to all writers of all levels (published, unpublished, emerging, etc.), without restriction. The contest is international, so writers of any nation may enter.

Guidelines

Your entries must be stories, and must be a maximum of 5,000 words in length. The Friends of the Merril Short Story Contest does not accept poetry or creative non-fiction.
There is no longer any restriction on the number of entries you may submit to the Friends of the Merril Short Story Contest, but each entry must be accompanied by a separate entry fee.

Entries should be e-mailed to

fomsscontest@gmail.com

with the words “Submission: Story Title” in the Subject line.
All entries must use Standard Manuscript Format and be attached to your e-mail as a .doc or .rtf file (those are the only file types we can currently open).
Include a brief cover letter in your e-mail with your Contact Info (name, address, telephone number and e-mail address), story title and word count.

Prize

First Place: $500.00 (CDN)
Honourable Mention: $50.00 (CDN)

More

For more information and details on the publisher as well as full guidelines, please visit

http://friendsmerrilcontest.com/guidelines/