DEADLINE: AUGUST 15, 2019
CONTEST RULES & SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Category
There
is only one category: the Story. There is truth in any story, and the
reason you choose to tell a particular story may be the most important
story of all. But, before we get too philosophical, here’s the point:
submissions should tell a story. It doesn’t matter if you consider it
fiction, nonfiction, or poetry—if it tells a story, it fits.
Prizes
Grand Prize: $1,000 and a 2-year ($100) gift certificate to Duotrope.
Five
additional prizes of $200 will be given for stories that excel in the
merits of Humor, Passion, Depth, and (any form of) Love. An additional
$200 prize will be awarded in a wild card category, to be determined by
the entries. We’ll call this one the Bonus category.
Additionally, winners and Honorable Mentions will be published in and
receive a free copy of the annual Stories That Need to Be Told anthology.
Word Limit
10,000 words
Entry Fee
$20
per entry. That includes $20 per poem (because every entry has the
potential to win the same cash prizes). There is no limit on the number
of times you may enter. If you withdraw your entry as noted below, the
entry fee is nonrefundable.
Deadline
August 15, 2019* 11:59 p.m. Pacific
Submissions are accepted all year for the next deadline. Note, however, that all entries are read as a group after the deadline, so only submit early if you are okay with waiting until the deadline to hear back
For more details, please visit the Tulip Tree Publishing website here.