THE CHARITON REVIEW SHORT FICTION PRIZE

Truman State University Press
100 East Normal Ave.
Kirksville MO 63501-4221

Phone: (660)785-7336True
Fax: (660) 785-4480
E-mail: chariton@truman.edu
Website: tsup.truman.edu

Contact

Contact: Nancy Rediger.

About

An annual award for the best unpublished short fiction on any theme up to 5,000 words in English.

Judged By: The final judge will be announced after the finalists have been selected in January.

Prize: $1,000 prize and publication in The Chariton Review. Three finalists will also be published in the Spring issue. All U.S. entrants receive a one-year subscription (two issues) to The Chariton Review. Entrants outside the U.S. receive the prize-winning issue only.

Costs: Include a nonrefundable reading fee of $20 for each ms submitted. Check payable to: Truman State University Press. If you prefer to pay by Visa, MasterCard, or Discover, include your credit card number, expiration date, cardholder name, and signature.

Fiction: An annual award for the best unpublished short fiction on any theme up to 5,000 words in English. Include a nonrefundable reading fee of $20 for each ms submitted. Check payable to: Truman State University Press. If you prefer to pay by Visa, MasterCard, or Discover, include your credit card number, expiration date, cardholder name, and signature. .$1,000 prize and publication in The Chariton Review. All U.S. entrants receive a one-year subscription (two issues) to The Chariton Review. Entrants outside the U.S. receive the prizewinning issue only.The final judge will be announced after the finalists have been selected in January. The winning entries will be published in the Spring issue. All U.S. entrants will receive a complimentary copy of the Spring prize issue.

Freelance Facts

• Prize: $1,000 prize and publication in The Chariton Review. Three finalists will also be published in the Spring issue. All U.S. entrants receive a one-year subscription (two issues) to The Chariton Review. Entrants outside the U.S. receive the prize-winning issue only.

Needs

Needs: Mss must be double spaced on standard paper and bound only with a clip. Electronic submissions are not allowed. Include two title pages: one with the ms title and the author's contact information (name, address, phone, email), and the other with only the ms title (The author's name must not appear on or within the ms.)

Enclose a SASE if you want to be notified when your ms is received. Mss will not be returned.

Fiction

How to Contact: Mss must be double spaced on standard paper and bound only with a clip. Electronic submissions are not allowed. Include two title pages: one with the ms title and the author's contact information (name, address, phone, email), and the other with only the ms title (The author's name must not appear on or within the ms.) Enclose a SASE if you want to be notified when your ms is received. Mss will not be returned.

Tips

"Current Truman State University faculty, staff, or students are not eligible to compete."