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| CLOSING SOON:
Elsewhere Prize
judged by Tara Campbell awarding $3,500 + publication | deadline: September 15, 2024 | | |
| We’re excited to bring back another favorite contest! From July 21 to September 15, 2024, we welcome submissions to the Fractured Lit Elsewhere Prize. "In a world of diminishing mystery, the unknown persists." ― Jhumpa Lahiri, The Lowland For this contest, we want writers to show us the forgotten, the hidden, the otherworldly. We want your stories to take us on journeys and adventures in the worlds only you can create; whether you make the familiar strange or the strange familiar, we know you will take us elsewhere. Be our tour guide through reality and beyond. We are accepting micro, flash, and sudden fiction, so we’re inviting submissions of stories from 100-1,500 words for this prize. We're thrilled to partner with Guest Judge Tara Campbell, who will choose three prize winners from a shortlist. We're excited to offer the winner of this prize $3,000 and publication, while the second- and third-place winners will receive publication and $300 and $200, respectively. All entries will be considered for publication.
For this contest, Tara is looking for:
When I'm workshopping my own stories, I generally like to start with what I call "free-range feedback" rather than asking specific questions about, say, characters or plot or craft elements. Similarly, when I'm looking for a story that grabs me, I never know exactly how that's going to happen. Maybe it's an intriguing first line or an arresting image or a delightfully subtle, dry wit that runs throughout the piece. Often there's a question (not necessarily a literal question, but a situation or conundrum) that compels me to keep reading to figure out how it's resolved or not. I'm open to all genres, so if your piece has a hint of the speculative, that's fine by me. Send me all your Elsewheres!
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Guest Judge: Tara Campbell is an award-winning writer, teacher, Kimbilio Fellow, fiction co-editor at Barrelhouse, and graduate of American University's MFA in Creative Writing. Publication credits include The Masters Review, Wigleaf, Electric Literature, CRAFT, Uncharted, Daily Science Fiction, trampset, Cotton Xenomporh, Flash Frog, Jellyfish Review, and Strange Horizons. She's the author of the eco sci-fi novel TreeVolution, two hybrid collections of poetry and prose, and two short story collections from feminist sci-fi publisher Aqueduct Press. Her sixth book, City of Dancing Gargoyles, is forthcoming from the Santa Fe Writers Project (SFWP) in the fall of 2024. She teaches creative writing at venues such as Johns Hopkins University, Clarion West, The Writer's Center, and Hugo House. |
Guidelines: - Your $20 reading fee allows up to two stories of 1,500 words or fewer each per entry—if submitting two stories, please put them both in a SINGLE document.
- We allow multiple submissions—each set of two flash/sudden stories should have a separate submission accompanied by a reading fee.
- Writers from historically marginalized groups will be able to submit for free (filled) until we reach our cap of 25 free submissions. No additional fee waivers will be granted.
- Please send flash/sudden fiction only—1,500 word count maximum per story.
- We only consider unpublished work for contests—we do not review reprints, including self-published work (even on blogs and social media). Reprints will be automatically disqualified.
- Simultaneous submissions are okay—please notify us and withdraw your entry if you find another home for your writing.
- All entries will also be considered for publication in Fractured Lit.
- Double-space your submission and use Times New Roman 12 (or larger if needed).
- Please include a brief cover letter with your publication history (if applicable). In the cover letter, please include content warnings as well, to safeguard our reading staff.
- We only read work in English, though some code-switching/meshing is warmly welcomed.
- We do not read anonymous submissions. However, shortlisted stories are sent anonymously to the judge.
- Unless specifically requested, we do not accept AI-generated work. For this contest, AI-generated work will be automatically disqualified.
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2024 Anthology Prize WinnersSelcted by Morgan Talty | Part 2 |
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| Departures
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| The Last Laugh
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| This Time of Death
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| Diorama of Star-Crossed Lovers Driving at Night
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| Those Who Seek
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| Thirteen
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| When the Giant Breathed
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| Dear hard-working writer, Hope your summer has treated you well, full of pages and good reading. I’m reaching out with an opportunity to join a community of serious, working writers where you’ll receive authentic guidance, community, mentorship, and feedback. As well as one of the founders of Fractured Lit, I’m the founder of PocketMFA. A 12-week mentoring and workshopping program that is born of all the experience and expertise afforded to me as an editor and professor of creative writing. I also teach at Antioch University’s MFA program, running their Post-MFA Certificate in the Teaching of Creative Writing.
Here’s what Matthew M. said about his experience working with Robert Eversz for our Spring 2023 cohort:
“Pocket MFA has been invaluable to me. Robert was a perfect mentor, who really meshed with my own unique writing style. On top of that, everyone in our group was incredibly thoughtful, kind, and inquisitive. It was truly a blast seeing everyone each week and learning at a breakneck pace. The bar has been set high for future writing groups I may join… I feel more confident than ever in my writing, and I have a tangible sense of progress in both my academic understanding of prose writing, and creative fire when it comes to my personal projects.” If you’re curious if you’d be a good fit, like Matthew, head to our Writer Quiz.
I encourage you to put in your application as soon as you can. You can do that here. We intentionally keep this process as painless as possible, free and quick to complete. If your sample writing and info look like a good fit for the program, we’ll reach out within a day or two for an interview.
We are selective about who joins our community of writers, as I know how precious it is to find a space full of serious, committed, and kind people. A place for working writers.
That space currently has over 200 writers in it from our launch in January of 2023! I’m excited for you to join it. You’ll find more info and details below, as well as links to explore next steps. Make sure to get your application in soon. It takes only a few minutes and is completely free, but we are selective about who we invite into the PocketMFA community of lifelong writers.
Tuition and Time Commitment:
- $3297 for the 12 week cohort + lifelong community access
- 10 hrs per week committed to reading, writing, and zoom workshopping
- 1 live zoom session on the weekends
- Each group’s schedule is unique based on writers’ availability
Key Dates and Info: - Fall Application Deadline: September 12
- Cohort Begins: September 15
- Program Ends: November 30
- Writing Life Residency: July and January
Sincerely,
Joshua Roark Director, PocketMFA | | |
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