A prize of $1,000 plus chapbook publication by Kore Press
will be given for a short story written in English.

Leslie Marmon Silko will be judging.

Extended deadline: Dec 21, 2009

2009 winner selected by Tayari Jones: Teresa Stores for "Frost Heaves "

Eligibility

This competition is open to any woman writing in English, regardless of nationality.

How to Submit

Submit your manuscript and the $15 entry fee between Oct 1 and Dec 21, 2009, here.

Comment box should include:

• daytime and evening telephone numbers
• where you heard about the contest
  

All entrants will be notified of results via email.

Manuscripts must be:
• a minimum of 4,000 words and a maximum of 12,000 words
• doublespaced
• paginated
• anonymous (do not include your name anywhere on the manuscript).
• original fiction written by the applicant (translations are not eligible)

• unpublished at the time of submission (if the story is accepted elsewhere during our deliberation process, please notify us immediately)

Ethics Statement

We endorse and agree to comply with the following statement released by the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses:

CLMP's community of independent literary publishers believes that ethical contests serve our shared goal: to connect writers and readers by publishing exceptional writing. We believe that intent to act ethically, clarity of guidelines, and transparency of process form the foundation of an ethical contest. To that end, we agree to:

1) conduct our contests as ethically as possible and to address any unethical behavior on the part of our readers, judges, or editors;

2) provide clear and specific contest guidelines -- defining conflict of interest for all parties involved; and

3) make the mechanics of our selection process available to the public.

This Code recognizes that different contest models produce different results, but that each model can be run ethically. We have adopted this Code to reinforce our integrity and dedication as a publishing community and to ensure that our contests contribute to a vibrant literary heritage.

The Process

Manuscripts are delivered to about 6 preliminary readers of diverse backgrounds and literary perspectives. Manuscripts selected by these preliminary readers are reviewed by a second reader. A group of approximately 20 semifinalists are then forwarded to our judge, who chooses 2 or 3 finalists and a winner.

For more information email kore@korepress.org
or call 520.882.7542

Leslie Marmon Silko, a former professor of English and fiction writing, is the author of novels, short stories, essays, poetry, articles, and filmscripts. She has won prizes, fellowships, and grants from such sources as the National Endowment for the Arts and The Boston Globe. She was the youngest writer to be included in The Norton Anthology of Women's Literature, for her short story "Lullaby." Ms. Silko lives in Tucson, Arizona.

Source: http://www.literati.net/Silko/

Click here to read an interview from Poetry Contest Insider with Kore Press' (then co-directors) Lisa Bowden and

Shannon Cain

Fiction Chapbook Winner for 2007

2007 Winner
The Saving Work

Tiphanie Yanique
Judge: Margot Livesey

Short Story Chapbook, hand assembled with unique burn mark on cover

20 pages, 8.5 x 5.5"
Price: $8

"Filled with images at once beautiful and stark, The Saving Work is a powerful, poetic study of why we do what we do. Tiphanie Yanique opens a new window into the complexities of island life."

-- Chitra Divakaruni