Submissions are now open for the 2013 Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize
The winning submission, selected by Jim Shepard, will be read as part of
the Selected Shorts performance at Symphony Space on June 12, 2013. The
story will be recorded for possible later broadcast as part of the
public radio series. The winner will also receive $1000 and a 10-week
class from Gotham Writers' Workshop.
Enter here.
Story requirements
Submit a single short story that fits the theme "Complicated Families."
Your story must have a title.
Your story must be no more than 750 words (Times New Roman, 12pt font).
Your story must be unpublished.
The Prize
The winner will receive: $1000; two tickets to the June 12, 2013
Selected Shorts at Symphony Space, when the prize winning story will be
read and recorded for possible broadcast; 10-week creative writing class
with Gotham Writers' Workshop offered in NYC or online. (Prize does not
include transportation to or from NYC or the event.)
Entry Fee
Every submission must include a $25 entry fee (payable by credit card,
check or money order). To enter, click on "Enter the Contest" below.
Instructions for submitting your entry via postal service are provided
in the OFFICIAL RULES.
Deadline
All submissions must be received by 5pm, March 15, 2013, Eastern
Standard Time. To be specific, online submissions must be submitted by
5pm Eastern Standard Time. Mailed submissions must arrive with the day's
mail. (Entries postmarked on March 15 will NOT be accepted.)
About this year's guest judge
Jim Shepard is the author of six novels and four story collections. His
stories are published regularly in such magazines as The New Yorker, The
Atlantic, McSweeney's, Tin House, Zoetrope: All-Story, Playboy, and
Vice. His most recent story collection is the multiple award-winning You
Think That's Bad.
Note
Contestants who submit online or provide their email address will be
added to Gotham Writers' Workshop's and Selected Shorts' email lists –
please let us know if you do not wish to receive email about upcoming
programs.
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