William Van Dyke Short Story Prize
We are now accepting entries for the 2011 Short Story Prize. We are proud to announce that our annual short story prize is now being sponsored by the William Van Dyke Charitable Fund and has been renamed The William Van Dyke Short Story Prize. The prize award has also been generously increased to $1,000. We are so grateful for this gift. We are also thrilled to announce that our finalist judge is award-winning author Leif Enger.
The entry deadline has been extended to October 31st, 2010. The winning story from the 2010 Prize, selected by David James Duncan, appeared in Issue 15 of Ruminate and you can see the list of winners and finalists. You can also read 2009's winning story, selected by award-winning author Bret Lott.
Guidelines:
-The submission deadline for the prize is midnight October 31st, 2010.
-The entry fee is $15 (includes a free copy of the Spring 2011 Issue).
-You may submit one short story per entry and it must be 7000 words or less. There is no limit on the number of entries per person.
-$1000 will be awarded to the winner and publication in the Spring 2011 Issue will be awarded to the winning story and runner-up story.
-A blind reading of all entries will be conducted by a panel of RUMINATE readers, who will select 8 short stories as finalists.
-Close friends and students (current & former) of the judge, Leif Enger, are not eligible to compete. Nor are close friends or family of the RUMINATE staff.
-All submissions must be submitted via our online submission form below. We will not accept mail or email submissions. We do not accept previously published entries.
-You may pay online below or mail your payment.
-Winners will be announced in the Spring Issue, March 2011.
-We will be notifying all entrants of submission status in early January, 2011.
-Please remove your name, bio, and any contact info from the file that you submit.
Submission is a two-step process:
1. You must first pay the submission fee by selecting the "Pay Now" button below. A new window will open at the Paypal website where you can either pay by credit card (you do not need a Paypal account for this option), or with your Paypal account if you have one.
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2. After paying the submisison fee you can fill out the submission form and upload your story by selecting the link below.
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*You may also pay by mail. Upload your work using the above submission form and then mail a check made payable to RUMINATE MAGAZINE, attention Short Story Prize at 140 N. Roosevelt Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80521. Along with your entry fee, please let us know the title of the piece you have submitted and make sure your entry fee is postmarked by October 31st, 2010.
Please Note: RUMINATE adheres to the following Contest Code ofEthics, as adopted by the Council of Literary Presses and Magazines, ofwhich RUMINATE is a proud member: "CLMP'scommunity of independent literary publishers believes that ethicalcontests serve our shared goal: to connect writers and readers bypublishing exceptional writing. We believe that intent to actethically, clarity of guidelines, and transparency of process form thefoundation of an ethical contest. To that end, we agree to 1) conductour contests as ethically as possible and to address any unethicalbehavior on the part of our readers, judges, or editors; 2) to provideclear and specific contest guidelines -- defining conflict of interestfor all parties involved; and 3) to make the mechanics of our selectionprocess available to the public. This Code recognizes that differentcontest models produce different results, but that each model can berun ethically. We have adopted this Code to reinforce our integrity anddedication as a publishing community and to ensure that our contestscontribute to a vibrant literary heritage."
