2012 NANO Prize
The Fourth Annual NANO Prize, awarding publication and $500 to a previously unpublished work of fiction 300 words or fewer, is now open. All entrants receive a one year subscription to NANO Fiction and winners will be announced in September.
This year the contest will be judged by Ryan Call, author of The Weather Stations and winner of a 2011 Whiting.
The entry fee is $15 for up to three shorts. Please visit our submission manager to enter.
Rules and Guidelines: All entries must be unpublished and 300 words or fewer. While there will be only one winner of the contest, all submitted pieces will be considered for publication.
The entry fee is $15 for up to three shorts. Please paste all three works into the submission manager as one submission. You may enter as many times as you like. Each separate entry requires its own entry fee of $15. Entry fees are nonrefundable. Please withdraw your submission immediately if taken elsewhere.
The entrant’s name should not appear anywhere in the body of the submission.
Friends and family of the editors are not eligible to submit.
How to submit: We prefer for entries to be submitted online but snail mail entries may be sent with a check or money order to:
2012 NANO Prize
PO Box 667445
Houston, TX 77266-7445Postmark deadline is August 31, 2012.
Winners will be announced September, 2012.
General Submissions
NANO Fiction is currently accepting previously unpublished works of fiction 300 words or fewer.
Guidelines: You may submit up to five pieces at a time. Translated works will only be considered in conjunction with the English translation. Simultaneous submissions are ok. We ask that all submissions for publication be sent through our online submission manager.
Before submitting, we strongly recommend taking a moment to read through our online archive.
Queries and other correspondence may be sent to Kirby Johnson or Glenn Shaheen at nanofictionmag@gmail.com. Unsolicited, emailed work will not be responded to. Submissions are rolling.
Print Rights: We require exclusive print rights to all accepted work(s) for three (3) months after publication and non-exclusive print rights indefinitely for potential anthologies and promotional materials. Electronic Rights: We require exclusive electronic rights to all accepted work(s) for three (3) months after publication and non-exclusive rights indefinitely so we may include it in our online archives and ebooks.