Categories
Crime/Thriller, Drama, Essay, Fantasy, Fiction, General, Horror, Mystery, Nonfiction, Romance, Science Fiction
Entry Fees
$15 early entry fee if submitted by April 1
$20 Fee if submitted by Oct. 1
Prizes
First Prize - $150 Second Prize $100
All Winning stories will be published in our Best of 2019 Anthology!
Academy Arts Press 2019 Short Story Contest is designed to discover new voices in fiction, while allowing less well-known writers an easy step toward publication.
First Prize Winner will receive $150.00, and their story will be published on the
Academy Arts Press website for one month, as well as in Academy Arts Press Best of
2019 Anthology.
Second Prize Winner will receive $100.00, and their story will be published on the
Academy Arts Press website for one month, as well as in Academy Arts Press Best of
2019 Anthology.
Third Prize Winner will receive Two Free Books from the Academy Arts Press
catalogue.
We will publish the Top Ten or more stories (depending on page length) in the official
Academy Arts Press Best of 2019 Anthology. All authors published in the collection
will receive a free copy of the book.
Description
RULES:
• Online Submissions only.
• Open to all genres of fiction. Previously unpublished, original works only.
• No adaptations of other people’s work will be accepted.
• All submissions must be double-spaced, and between 3 and 27 pages in length.
• Overt pornography, or stories that advocate or encourage violence toward any
ethnicity, nationality or political group will not be considered.
• No limit to the number of stories each author may submit. However, each
submission must be accompanied by a separate Submission Fee.
• Stories submitted must be attached as a .pdf or Word document. No links,
Google docs, or other format will be accepted.