Glimmer Train’s Short Story Award for New Writers
Deadline: October 31, 2018

1st place wins $2,500, publication in Glimmer Train and 10 copies.
2nd place wins $500, or if chosen for publication, $700.
3rd place wins $300, or if chosen for publication, $700.
(All submissions are considered for publication.)

►Please note: This is Glimmer Train’s last New Writer contest of the year.
The next—and final one—will be held in March/April 2019.

Open only to emerging writers who haven’t had fiction appear in any print publication with a circulation over 5,000. (Previous online publication is fine.) Reading fee: $18. Most entries run from 500 to 4,000 words, but any lengths up to 12,000 are welcome.
For more information or to make a submission visit https://glimmertrainpressinc.submittable.com/submit/123297/sept-oct-2018-short-story-award-for-new-writers

$750 New Letters Publication Award in Fiction

Deadline: October 28, 2018 (@ midnight PST)
2018 Story Topic: Children

For more details and to submit, visit http://newletters.org/writers-wanted/october-fiction-award