A prize of $1,000 plus chapbook publication by Kore Press
will be given for a short story written in English.

Congratulations to Tiphanie Yanique! Her story "The Saving Work" was selected by Margot Livesey and will be published by Kore Press  in chapbook form this summer.

Click here to pre-order the winning chapbook

Next deadline: October 31, 2007

Judge to be announced

How to Enter

This competition is open to any woman writing in English, regardless of nationality.

Please submit one copy of a previously unpublished short story, a cover sheet, and a $15 reading fee payable to Kore Press. Please make sure your name, address, phone numbers and email address is on the cover sheet (see below). All entrants will be notified of results via email. If you wish, you may send a self-addressed stamped postcard to confirm we recieved your manuscript (this is optional). Please note that manuscripts cannot be returned.

Cover sheet should include:
• name
• address
• daytime and evening telephone numbers
• email address
• title of manuscript

Manuscripts must be:
• a minimum of 4,000 words and a maximum of 12,000 words
• typed on standard white paper, doublespaced
• paginated
• unbound (do not permanently bind in any way)
• anonymous (do not include your name anywhere on the manuscript)
• original fiction written by the applicant (translations are not eligible)

• unpublished at the time of submission (if the story is accepted elsewhere during our deliberation process, please notify us immediately)

Send submissions to:
Kore Press, Short Fiction Award
P.O. Box 3044
Tucson, AZ 85702-3044

Ethics Statement

We endorse and agree to comply with the following statement released by the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses:

CLMP's community of independent literary publishers believes that ethical contests serve our shared goal: to connect writers and readers by publishing exceptional writing. We believe that intent to act ethically, clarity of guidelines, and transparency of process form the foundation of an ethical contest. To that end, we agree to:

1) conduct our contests as ethically as possible and to address any unethical behavior on the part of our readers, judges, or editors;

2) provide clear and specific contest guidelines -- defining conflict of interest for all parties involved; and

3) make the mechanics of our selection process available to the public.

This Code recognizes that different contest models produce different results, but that each model can be run ethically. We have adopted this Code to reinforce our integrity and dedication as a publishing community and to ensure that our contests contribute to a vibrant literary heritage.

The Process

Manuscripts are delivered to 6 to 9 preliminary readers of diverse backgrounds and literary perspectives. Manuscripts selected by these preliminary readers are reviewed by a second reader. A group of approximately 20 semifinalists are then forwarded to our judge, who chooses 2 or 3 finalists and a winner.

Special Deal for Contest Entrants

Send us $34, and we will enter your manuscript in the competition AND send you one copy each of the two most recent First Book in Poetry Award winners (The Errant Thread and Various Modes of Departure: a $43 value, plus free shipping). For $40, you will receive one copy each of the three latest First Book Award winners (the two books above plus Rigging the Wind: a $47 value).

For more information email kore@korepress.org
or call 520.882.7542

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