Deadline
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Categories
Creative Nonfiction, Crime/Thriller, Drama, Essay, Fantasy, Fiction, General, Graphic Writing, Horror, Journalism, Mystery, Nonfiction, Personal Journals, Plays, Playwriting, Poetry, Romance, Science Fiction, Screenwriting, Young Adult
Entry Fees
$6 US
Prizes
Winner: $250 plus publication. Finalists offered publication.
Description
Authors & Artists Eligible
Rigel is the brightest star in the Orion constellation. Sunspot Lit is looking for the single short story, novel, novella, artwork, graphic novel, or poem that outshines all the rest. Literary or genre works accepted; the only requirement is quality.
Rigel offers $250 plus publication to the winner, and offers publication to select finalists. No restrictions on theme or category. The length for prose is restricted to a maximum of 5,000 words for short stories, or ten pages for poetry and graphic novels. Excerpts should always be from the beginning of a longer work, and should include a synopsis. The synopsis counts toward the entry’s total word/page count. Artwork should consist of a single piece.
Any novels, novellas, or graphic novels selected as the winner or as finalists will be offered publication only for the submitted sample.
Open: April 1, 2022
Close: June 30, 2022
Entry fee: $6
Prize: $250 cash and publication for the winner; publication offered to runners-up and finalists.
Sunspot asks for first rights only; all rights revert to the contributor after publication. Works, along with the creators’ bylines, are published in the next quarterly digital edition an average of two months after contest completion, as well as in the annual print edition.
Works should be unpublished except on a personal blog or website. Artists offered publication may display their pieces in galleries, festivals or shows throughout the publication contract period.
Enter as many times as you like, but only one piece per submission. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but please withdraw your piece if it is published elsewhere before the winner is selected.
Contact Information
Laine Cunningham, [email protected]