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Annual $5,250 Tom Howard Short Story, Essay and Prose Contest
Will Open on July 15, 2008!
Each year, John Howard Reid and Tom Howard Books sponsor three
Writing Contests, one for prose and two for poetry. These Contests are open to all writers worldwide, although please note that all entries must be written in English.
SUMMARY for The Tom Howard Short Story, Essay and Prose Contest, deadline March 31,
2009: Entries for Contest 17 will be
accepted from July 15, 2008. Prize money will amount to $5,250. The entry fee
will be $15. The prize structure for
Contest 17 will consist of a First Prize of $2,000, a Second Prize of $1,000, a Third Prize of $500, and a Fourth Prize of $250.
In addition, five prizes of $200 each will be awarded, plus five prizes of $100 each, making a total of $5,250.
The John Howard Reid & Tom Howard Short Story, Essay and Prose Contest
RESULTS for the 2007 Short Story & Essay Contest will be found at http://johnreid.exactpages.com
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The 17th annual John Howard Reid & Tom Howard Short Story, Essay and Prose Contest will open on July 15, 2008.
$5,250
total prize pool!
Second
Prize: $1,000
Third
Prize: $500. Fourth prize: $250
Plus
Five High Distinction Awards of $200 each. Plus five Most Highly Commended Awards of $100 each.
Please note that the judges will endeavor to award at least one of the cash prizes this year to a humorous story, essay or article.
Your
story or prose piece should be no longer than 5,000 words. There is no minimum
length. Closing date is March 31, 2009. You can send as many entries as you
like. You can also enter stories, essays or articles that have already been
published or even won prizes in other contests (so long as you hold the online publication rights). Unpublished stories are certainly
most welcome too!
All
fourteen winning stories/essays will be published on the WINNING WRITERS web site. At
his discretion, the publisher may also from time to time offer selected winning works print
publication in an Anthology. WRITERS ARE COMPLETELY FREE TO ACCEPT OR DECLINE SUCH AN INVITATION.
It is recommended that intending entrants read either some of the previous winning stories and essays included in the latest anthology, "WATCHING TIME", or the Chief Judge's own collections, "MICAELA MORRIS IN JO'S HEAVEN" which includes work that has won major awards (including two first prizes) in other competitions; or, if you are feeling more adventurous, "MEXICAN AUTUMN" which contains a title story awarded First Prize by the judge of a British-based contest that attracted nearly 1,000 entries from around the world.
Unfortunately, you can no longer buy "WATCHING TIME" at book stores. The trade edition has completely sold out, but you can still order beautifully printed proof copies direct from the publisher at http://www.lulu.com/filmindex (you will need to scroll right down to the bottom of the page).
Entry forms are not necessary for this contest, but by entering you agree to abide by all its conditions. Decisions by the Chief Judge are final.
You retain all rights. For instance, you are free to submit your work to other
Contests and are free to accept or decline any offers of print publication.
ENTRY FEE: $15 per story/essay.
Maximum
length: 5,000 words.
No
minimum length requirements. No restrictions on the type or theme of the
stories or prose pieces you may submit. Send as many entries as you like!
Entries
must be postmarked on or before March 31, 2009, or lodged online before
midnight, March 31, 2009, Pacific Time.
Online submission using your credit card or PayPal will be available from July 15, 2008 at Winning Writers. Please use this link: http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/tomstory/ts_guidelines.php
Please send postal submissions to Winning Writers, Attention Tom Howard Short Story Contest, 351 Pleasant Street, PMB 222, Northampton, MA 01060-3961, USA. Make all checks, etc., payable to Winning Writers.
Chief judge: John Howard Reid. Associate judge: Dee C. Konrad.
Please
note the judges will read the stories as they come in. Therefore, as said
above, early entries
will have an advantage.
We very much regret we cannot return entries. Please make sure you keep a copy. Also we cannot retrieve an entry to make alterations. However, you can always submit a revised version of your entry by paying another entry fee.
