GLIMMER TRAIN–a well respected magazine that runs a legit writing contest.
Glimmer Train’s Fiction Open Deadline: March 31, 2013 |
Pri 1st place wins $2,500 and, of course, publication in Glimmer Train Stories. 2nd place wins $1,000 and possible publication. 3rd place wins $600 or, if published, $700. |
Other considerations: | |
Open to all subjects, all themes, all writers. (This category has been won by both beginning and veteran writers – all are welcome!) | |
Word count: Most submissions to the Fiction Open run 2,000 to 8,000 words, but from 2,000 to 20,000-word stories are fine. | |
Reading fee is $19 per story. Please, no more than 3 submissions per category. | |
Winners and finalists will be officially announced in the June 1 bulletin, and contacted directly by May 27. | |
Simultaneous submissions are okay. Please notify immediately if your submission is accepted elsewhere. | |
Stories accepted for publication are presented in a highly regarded print publication where literary short fiction persists in the real world and beyond the next post. |
We look forward to reading your work!
Glimmer Train has been discovering, publishing, and paying emerging writers since 1990. One of the most respected short-story journals in print, Glimmer Train is represented in recent editions of the Pushcart Pri Every story published in Glimmer Train is unsolicited. |
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