The Smoking Poet Second Annual Short Story Contest (Deadline: May 31, 2009)

8 May 2009 232 views One Comment

The Smoking Poet Second Annual Short Story Contest Deadline: May 31, 2009

About: The Smoking Poet is a literary ezine, established in 2006, and published online on a quarterly basis. TSP’s first annual short story contest is open to all writers, whether they have been past contributors to TSP or not, and in any genre.

Prizes: First prize, $200; second prize, $100; third prize, $50.

Winners: All of the winners will be published in the summer issue of The Smoking Poet, online in mid June, 2009.

Entry fee: An entry fee of $10 per submission is required, payment to be made through PayPal. Once you have sent in your submission and we determine it meets our contest guidelines, we will send you the PayPal link for payment with an invoice for your records.

How to format entries: Entries must be submitted as a Word doc file, one per e-mail, in Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced. The author’s name, address, and telephone number must appear in the upper right hand corner. Word count must not exceed 5,000. Please include a bio statement, not to exceed 100 words, in the body of your e-mail.

Deadline: Submission deadline is May 31, 2009.

How to submit: Please send your submission with the subject line, CONTEST/Last Name, to thesmokingpoet@gmail.com. If the subject line does not state CONTEST, we will assume it is a general submission. We look forward to reading your best work!

Remember, this is from The Smoking Poet. Please do not contact Writers Remember for more details about this contest, as we are not affiliated with The Smoking Poet. Please follow all directions in order to have your entry included.

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Julia Temlyn is the editor of Writers Remember, as well as a freelance writer, editor, and community moderator, and owns her own firm, Temlyn Writing Services, where she works diligently with clients to rescue excess apostrophes, save spliced commas, and repair injured & abused words. She is also the editor of Musical Reviewer, blogger at Mrs. Write Right, Word Therapist and A Mom at Heart, and administrator of the Houston Writers & Editors Network. When she is not providing word therapy, she enjoys taking in a Broadway musical and spending time with her incredible husband. Julia can be found on Twitter (@JuliaTemlyn). E-mail Julia at editor[AT]writersremember.com.