The submissions period for the 2012 Short Fiction Contest has ended.
In a change from previous years of the contest, submissions will no longer be limited to writers under thirty. Starting in 2012, entries for this contest will be limited to writers who have not yet published a book of fiction.
2012 Guidelines
Submissions must be 1200 words or fewer. There is no entry fee. Nancy Zafris, long time fiction editor of The Kenyon Review and author of three novels, will be the final judge. The Kenyon Review will publish the winning short story in the Winter 2013 issue, and the author will be awarded a scholarship to attend the 2012 Writers Workshop, June 16th-23rd, in Gambier, Ohio. Additional info on the Writers Workshop is available here.
Submission Guidelines
- Writers must not have published a book of fiction at the time of submission. (We define a “published book of fiction” as a novel, novella or short story collection written by you and published by someone other than you in print, on the web, or in ebook format.)
- Stories must be no more than 1200 words in length.
- One submission per entrant.
- Please do not simultaneously submit your contest entry to another magazine or contest.
- Please do not submit work that has been previously published.
- The submissions link will be active February 1st to February 29th. All work must be submitted through our electronic system. We cannot accept paper submissions.
- Winners will be announced in the late spring. You will receive an e-mail notifying you of any decisions regarding your work.
- The contest uses Submittable/Submishmash as a submissions system. If you don’t have an account with Submittable/Submishmash, you’ll need to create one. If you’ve used Submittable/Submishmash with other submissions, you can log-in and submit with your existing account.
Click here to view the past winners of the KR Short Fiction Contest
