The Bear Deluxe Magazine Presents
2010
DOUG FIR FICTION AWARD
Every Story Begins Somewhere
Judge: Jim Lynch
The Highest Tide and Border Songs
Winner: $1,000 and publication in The Bear Deluxe Magazine
Finalists (2-3): Honorable mention and publication consideration
Deadline
Entries must be postmarked by September 8, 2010. Mail your entry to:
Doug Fir Fiction Award
Orlo/The Bear Deluxe Magazine
810 SE Belmont #5
Portland, OR 97214 USA
About the Judge
Jim Lynch is the author of the acclaimed and award-winning novels, The Highest Tide and Border Songs
(Alfred A. Knopf). He has worked as a journalist in Alaska, Washington, D.C. and across the Pacific
Northwest, winning a number of national reporting honors. Border Songs was picked as among the Best
Books of 2009 by The Washington Post, The Toronto Star, The St. Louis Post Dispatch, The
Oregonian and Amazon.com.
Previous Judges: Jon Raymond, Katherine Dunn, Gina Ochsner
Submission Guidelines
The Bear Deluxe Magazine welcomes submissions of previously unpublished short stories up to 5,000
words, relating to a sense of place or the natural world, interpreted as broadly or narrowly as you wish. If
you are not familiar with The Bear Deluxe Magazine, a sample copy of issue #30 (featuring a 2008 award
finalist) or issue #29 (featuring the 2008 winner and one finalist) or issue #26 (featuring the 2007 winner
and two finalists) are available through mail for $5 per copy at the address below. When requesting
sample copies, indicate your preferred issues.
Simultaneous submissions are not permitted. Multiple submissions are allowed but must be mailed
separately with separate entry fees. Upon acceptance, Orlo and The Bear Deluxe Magazine assume firstand
one-time print publishing rights, and Web-publishing rights for the period of one year following print
publication.
Entry Requirements
• An entry fee of $15. Make your check or money order in U.S. dollars, drawn on a U.S. bank,
payable to Orlo/The Bear Deluxe Magazine. All entrants receive a copy of the issue in which the
winner appears. All entry fees are nonrefundable. Visit www.orlo.org for updates on possible
email submissions and online payments.
• A self-addressed, stamped envelope for notification of contest results if email address is not
included on your title page with contact information.
Manuscript Format Guidelines
Manuscripts must be typed and double-spaced on 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper. The author’s name must NOT
appear anywhere on the manuscript. Please submit TWO title pages: one with the story title, word count,
author’s name, address, telephone number and email address; and one with just the story title.
Terms
• Your submitted story must be an original work of which you are the sole author. Submitted
stories must be unpublished in both print and Web formats.
• Your story must be submitted in accordance with the eligibility requirements, format guidelines,
entry requirements, deadline, and terms, or it will be disqualified.
• This competition is open to all writers in English, regardless of nationality.
• The Bear Deluxe Magazine reserves the right to edit the winning story for length and clarity upon
consultation with the author.
• No entry fees or manuscripts will be returned.
• Participating writers will receive an email notification upon receipt of their submission. If access
to email is not possible, include an additional SASE for notification.
• Participating writers will be notified no later than January 15, 2011, of the award results.
• Writers currently involved with Orlo or The Bear Deluxe Magazine are not eligible for the award.
To avoid a conflict of interest, or the appearance of a conflict of interest, friends and current or
former students of the judge are not eligible for the award.
• This competition is void where prohibited or restricted by law.
• The Bear Deluxe Magazine reserves the right to amend the number of finalists depending on the
discretion of judges.
• No phone calls or emails please.
• The decision of the judge is final.
About The Bear Deluxe Magazine
The Bear Deluxe Magazine is published by Orlo, a nonprofit organization exploring environmental issues
through the creative arts, The Bear Deluxe Magazine is one of the country’s most acclaimed
environmental publications and has been recognized by the Oregon Arts Commission, Literary Arts,
Oregon Cultural Trust, Literary Arts, Oregon Council for the Humanities, Regional Arts & Culture
Council, Bumbershoot Arts Festival, Print, Orion, Adbusters, Outside, Library Journal, The Oregonian,
Willamette Week and Portland Monthly for editorial and design excellence. The Bear Deluxe Magazine
enjoys a readership of 44,000 readers per issue through distribution at over 500 outlets across the United
States and Canada.
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