Short Literary Fiction Story Contest and Prizes up to $3,000 from Carve Magazine

Carve Magazine invites writers around the world to participate in the Raymond Carver Short Story Competition. Now in its 21st year, the Raymond Carver Short Story Contest is one of the most renowned fiction contests in the world. Featuring prominent guest judges and offering $3000 across five prizes.

$2000 (1st), $500 (2nd), $250 (3rd), and two $125 (Editor's Choice).

Winning stories will be read by three literary agents:

• Nat Sobel from Sobel-Weber Associates
• Erin Harris from Folio Literary Management
• Viola Hayden from Curtis Brown UK.

• The story must be previously unpublished (including online).
• 10,000 maximum word count.
• The contest accepts entries from anywhere in the world, but the story must be in English.
• No genre fiction (romance, horror, sci-fi); literary fiction only.
• Winners of the past two Raymond Carver and Prose & Poetry contests are ineligible.
• One short story per entry. No limit to the number of entries.
• Entry Fee: $17.
• All work submitted will also be considered for non-contest publication.
• Honorable mentions and semi-finalists will be listed online for up to 6 months.
• Winners announced August 1 and published in the fall issue online and in print.

About Carve Magazine:

Carve was founded in 2000 to publish short stories online and has hosted the annual Raymond Carver Short Story Contest since 2001. Print and digital quarterly issues began in 2012 and feature signature HONEST FICTION, poetry, nonfiction, interviews, illustrations, and more. The editors, staff, and volunteers who help the magazine thrive are based all over the world.

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