Iowa University Writing Competition for Short Fiction 2019

The University of Iowa has launched the Iowa Short Fiction Award and the John Simmons Short Fiction Award for writers from all over the world for 2019. 

Eligibility:

1. Any writer who has not previously published a volume of prose fiction is eligible to enter the competition. Previously entered manuscripts that have been revised may be resubmitted. 
2. Writers are still eligible if they have published a volume of poetry or any work in a language other than English or if they have self-published a work in a small print run. 
3. Writers are still eligible if they are living abroad or are non-US citizens writing in English. 
4. Current University of Iowa students are not eligible.
5. The manuscript must be a collection of short stories in English of at least 150 word-processed, double-spaced pages. 
6. Email submissions are not accepted. 
7. The manuscript may include a cover page, contents page, etc., but these are not required. 
8. The author's name can be on every page but this is not required. 
9. Stories previously published in periodicals are eligible for inclusion.
10. There is no reading fee; please do not send cash, checks, or money orders. 
11. Reasonable care is taken, but we are not responsible for manuscripts lost in the mail or for the return of those not accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. 
12. It’s assumed that the author retains a copy of the manuscript.

Publication and prize:

Award-winning manuscripts will be published by the University of Iowa Press under the Press's standard contract.

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