THE NELLIGAN PRIZE FOR SHORT FICTION2010 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Entries must be clearly addressed to:
- $1,500 will be awarded for the best short story, which will be published in the Fall/Winter 2010 issue of Colorado Review.
- This year's final judge is Andrea Barrett; friends and students (current & former) of the judge are not eligible to compete, nor are Colorado State University employees, students, or alumni.
- Entry fee is $15 per story, payable to Colorado Review; there is no limit on the number of entries you may submit. If you prefer to pay the entry fee online (best for entrants outside the US), click below. Please print a copy of your PayPal receipt and include it with your entry. Please do not submit before January 12, 2010.
Special offer to Nelligan Prize entrants: subscribe to Colorado Review for only $10 (one year, 3 issues).- Stories must be previously unpublished.
- There are no theme restrictions, but stories must be under 50 pages.
- All manuscripts must be typed and double-spaced.
- No submissions via e-mail.
- Include two cover sheets: on the first, print your name, address, telephone number, and the story title; on the second, print only the story title. Your name should not appear anywhere else on the manuscript.
- Provide SASE for contest results.
- Manuscripts will not be returned.
- Contest opens January 12, 2010.
- Deadline is the postmark of March 12, 2010.
- Winner will be announced in July 2010.
- All submissions will be considered for publication.
Nelligan Prize - Colorado Review
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Department of English
Colorado State University
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