Postcard Contest

Shady Side Review is having a postcard contest! We’re looking for your very best prose or poetry of 100 words or less. The entry fee is only $1.00 per submission.

What can you get for a dollar these days?

• A newspaper (but they don’t usually publish fiction unless you’re famous. Are you famous? Maybe your work is already in a newspaper then.)
• A bagel (but unless you carve your poem into the dough, your work does not appear here).
• Eternal fame and glory (this can be achieved by submitting your work that is one hundred words or less to shady side review’s annual (probably) postcard contest).

If you win the grand prize, you’ll receive a cash prize and ten glossy postcards featuring your work. Think of all the fun you can have mailing your friends and family postcards that, instead of featuring a predictable city skyline, will showcase your writing. As far as the cash prize goes, our grand prize winner will receive 20% of the submissions revenue. The more submissions we receive, the more money you win. So you know what that means, encourage your fellow writers, neighbors, cat, etc… to submit and compete against you for the gold (we should mention that you will not receive real gold unless you specifically request your winnings in Sacajawea dollars). Two runners-up, you can call them second and third place if you prefer, will receive 10 copies of their postcards, but no cash. Sorry. On top of that, yes, it does keep getting better and better, we will be handing out the winners’ postcards at AWP in Denver this year. Think of all that amazing publicity. So what are you waiting for? Submit!

Please include a cover letter with your name, e-mail, address, a short bio, and confirmation of payment through PayPal to Shady Side Review.When you’re ready, click on the “Pay Now” button below. You will have to know how many pieces you will be submitting at the time of your payment. It is $1.00 per submission, but you can pay for all your submissions at once. We hope you can do this math unaided, because there is no calculator function. Then, attach all your submissions (in their own files) to one email. In the body of the email, please include your contact information and a brief bio. YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION MUST NOT APPEAR ON THE SUBMISSIONS THEMSELVES. Sorry to shout, but we want to make sure you heard us.

Previously published work is NOT eligible, but multiple submissions and simultaneous submissions are encouraged.

All submissions should be mailed to ssr@shadysidereview.com.

Submissions must be received by March 17 at midnight.

Remember: You must attach all submissions to one email (sent to ssr@shadysidereview.com) and include your PayPal confirmation number in the body of the e-mail to be considered. Please note that each submission is $1.00. The quantity of submissions can be entered on the PayPal site.