Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest

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The Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest is an annual international competition for short stories and essays, offering significant cash prizes and publication.

Submission calls

fiction

Short stories of any style or theme, published or unpublished, up to 6,000 words; $3,500 first prize; $27 entry fee per story; open to all except residents of Iran, North Korea, Crimea, Russia, or Belarus; English only; simultaneous and previously published work allowed unless previously recognized…

nonfiction

Essays or other short works of nonfiction, any style or theme, published or unpublished, up to 6,000 words; $3,500 first prize; $27 entry fee per essay; open to all except residents of Iran, North Korea, Crimea, Russia, or Belarus; English only; simultaneous and previously published work allowed…

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