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2014 Annual Short Story Contest

  • Wednesday, January 01, 2014
  • 8:00 AM
  • Monday, March 03, 2014
  • 11:59 PM
  • Online submissions accepted beginning January 1, 2014. $500 First Prize! Must be a member to participate.

Registration

Step 1: Click "Register" button, submit online application and payment.

Step 2: Email your story or stories as an attachment(s) to Short Story Chairperson Kathy Bjork at dayofnewworks.pswg@gmail.com
Registration is closed
Palm Springs Writers Guild
2014 Short Story Contest
Rules and Entry Form
First Prize $500
Second Prize $300
Third Prize$200

          Entries are judged by an independent panel of three professional writers.

Winners announced at
“The Day of New Works”
on May 3, 2014


Entry Fee: $25.00 (Additional entries $20.00 each)

Submissions accepted beginning January 1, 2014.

Rules:
(If you fail to comply with the rules you will be disqualified. Disqualified applicants and non- winners are not reimbursed application fees.)
  • Contest is a benefit of membership. Only current members may submit. Click here to become a member.
  • Important:
    1. After becoming a member, your password will be sent to the email you supplied. Please make a note of it.
    2. All members must login to enable registration and complete the short story online application.
  • Each submission must be accompanied by a contest entry form.
  • Deadline for submissions is March 3, 2014.
  • Submit story/stories as a Microsoft Word Doc. Any other file format will be disqualified.
  • Format: double-spaced, 12 point, Times Roman or Times New Roman font.
  • Word Count: 3,500 word maximum including title.
  • Author’s name MUST NOT appear anywhere on the manuscript.
  • Must appear on each page:      
    1. Title of story        
    2. Page number        
    3. Word count of manuscript
  • At contest conclusion, manuscripts will be deleted. Critique of your work will not be provided.
  • Contestants give permission to distribute printed copies of the entry at the Day of New Works if the entry is awarded one of the top 3 prizes.
  • To enable registration, please be sure you have successfully logged in with your email and password.
Step 1: Click "Register" button, submit online application and payment via PayPal or Guest of PayPal. Personal checks will also be accepted. Send checks to PO Box 947, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270-0947.

Step 2: Email your story or stories as an attachment to Short Story Chairperson Kathy Bjork at dayofnewworks.pswg@gmail.com

Entry fee via PayPal or check must be paid at time of Application/Registration. Checks must be received prior to the competition deadline.

Judging: Judges will evaluate the stories on a scale of 1 (very poor) to 5 (very good) in six categories: character, plot, setting, narrative voice, dialogue, mechanics. Each judge then adds the points from the categories together for total points for that story. A perfect score from a judge is 30 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.

For detailed judging criteria, click here: Criteria