Short Fiction Contest for Emerging Writers
Boulevard
Closes 31 Dec 2026
- Length
- Up to 8,000 words
- Pay
- Not stated
- Fee
- Reading fee
- Simultaneous
- Allowed
- Reprints
- Original only
What they accept
The Short Fiction Contest for Emerging Writers is open to writers who have not yet published a book of fiction, poetry, or creative non-fiction with a nationally distributed press, for stories up to 8,000 words. The winning story receives a $1,500 prize and publication in Boulevard, and entries are judged by the editors of Boulevard. The entry fee is $18 per story, which includes a one-year print subscription, and the deadline is December 31, 2026.
Literary
- Anonymous reading
- Not required
- AI policy
- No AI-use policy stated in the guidelines checked.
- Since
- 1984
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