The Madison Review annually hosts the Phyllis Smart-Young Prize in Poetry and the Chris O'Malley Prize in Fiction. The finest unpublished short story (30 pages/20,000 words max), and the finest group of three unpublished poems (5 pages each max) will be awarded $1,000 with publication in the Spring 2010 issue of The Madison Review.
The Madison Review accepts contest submissions from December 1st through February 1st. Writers may submit one entry per genre (one short story and/or group of three poems). All submissions should include the following:
- An entry fee of $10 per submission (money order or check made payable to The Madison Review). You may submit to both genres, but entries must arrive in separate envelopes and each entry must include the $10 fee.
- A self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE).
- A cover letter including the name(s) of your short story or poems, your name, address, email address and telephone number.
All entries must be postmarked by February 1st, and all entries will be considered for publication in The Madison Review. Winners will be announced April 15 on the blog and will be published in the fall issue. We do not accept email or online submissions. Send entries to:
- The Madison Review
- (Attention: Poetry or Fiction Editor)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Department of English
- 600 N. Park Street
- 6193 Helen C. White Hall
- Madison, WI 53706
Congratulations to the winners of the 2010 Phyllis Smart-Young and Chris O'Malley awards!