Palm Springs Writers Guild Short Story Contest
First Prize - $500 Second Prize - $300 Third Prize - $200
Entries judged by an independent panel of three professional writers.
Deadline: March 3, 2012.
Contest is open for PSWG Members only.
*If you are a non-member and would like to enter the contest, please fill out an online Membership Application to qualify for entry.
Membership fee must be received prior to contest deadline.
- Each submission must be accompanied by a contest entry form.
- Postmark deadline for submissions is March 3, 2012.
- Format: double-spaced, 12 point, Arial font.
- Word Count: 3,500 word maximum including title.
- Author’s name MUST NOT appear anywhere on the manuscript.
- Title of story, page number, total word count of manuscript must appear on each page.
- Send 4 (four) copies of manuscript.
- Entry fee must be included with manuscript submission.
Entry Fee: $20.00 first story entry ; $15.00 per additional story entry.
Judging: Judges will evaluate the stories on a scale of 1 (very poor) to 5 (very good) in five categories: character, plot, setting, narrative voice, opening. Each judge then adds the points from the categories together for total points for that story. A perfect score from a judge is 25 points. The three judges scores are added together to give the story a grand point total and the stories are then ranked by total points received.
*Critique of stories will not be provided.
*Manuscripts will be shredded at contest conclusion.
Prize Winners
- First Place: Between My Ribs by Riba Taylor
- Second Place: Bingo and the Gown by Carol Mann
- Third Place: Nobody Wants to Hear this Stuff by Luke Magnotto
Honorable Mentions:
- First Honorable Mention: Mediterraneo by Lina Simoni
- Second Honorable Mention: Marked by Carol Haack
- Third Honorable Mention: Piano Man by Arlene Walker
- Fifth Honorable Mention: As If by Alchemy by Kathryn Jordan
- Sixth Honorable Mention: Garage Sale by Irene Tritel
