Selected Shorts Writing Contest

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2008 Selected Shorts Writing Contest

http://www.symphonyspace.org/shorts/writing_contest

The 2008 Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize
with guest judge Amy Hempel

The winning submission, selected by Amy Hempel, will be read as part of the Selected Shorts performance at Symphony Space on May 21, 2008. The story will be recorded for possible later broadcast as part of the public radio series. The winner will receive $1000.

Story requirements:
Submit a single short story that addresses the question or the general theme, Are We There Yet? You may interpret this question however you please.

Note that the other stories in the Selected Shorts program on May 21, 2008 are all stories that take place in transit – in cars on road trips, on planes and trains, or walking from one place to another – but we also welcome submissions that use the theme of the evening, “are we there yet?,” as a diving board into other literary territory. Your story must have a title.

Make sure your name and contact information appear on the first page of your story. If you are submitting by email, this information needs to appear on the first page of the attached Word document. Include page numbers.

Your story must be no more than 4 double-spaced typed pages in length
(we recommend 12 pt, Times New Roman font).

Deadline
All submissions must be received by March 14, 2008. To be specific, email submissions must be received by 5pm Eastern Standard Time. Mailed submissions must arrive with the day’s mail.

Where to submit your story:
Email your submission as a Word attachment, with “CONTEST” in the subject line of the email, to
shorts(at)symphonyspace.org (replace (at) with @)

Mail to
CONTEST, Selected Shorts
Symphony Space
2537 Broadway
New York, NY 10025.