Short Fiction Contest
Jerry Jazz Musician
Closes 31 Jan 2027
- Length
- Up to 4,000 words
- Pay
- Not stated
- Fee
- No fee
- Simultaneous
- Allowed
- Reprints
- Original only
What they accept
Jerry Jazz Musician, an online magazine of jazz music and related culture, has run its Short Fiction Contest three times a year since 2002 for the best original, previously unpublished work of short fiction. The 74th contest takes one story per entrant, in English, of up to 4,000 words by email through January 31, 2027, charges no entry fee, allows simultaneous submissions, and awards a prize of $150 to the winning story, which is published on the site.
Literary
- Languages
- English
- Anonymous reading
- Not required
- AI policy
- We consider human created entries only. If your story was written with artificial intelligence, do not enter it.
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