Red Hen Press
Short Story Award
for publication in The Los Angeles Review
$1000 Award
Deadline: June 30, 2009
Judge: Judith Freeman
Established in 2001, in celebration of the new century and a new tradition of literature, this award is for an original short story with a maximum of 25 pages. Submission is open to all writers and themes. This year’s judge is Judith Freeman.
Award is $1000 and publication of the awarded story by Red Hen Press in The Los Angeles Review. Entree fee is $20 for two stories, 25 page limit. Please include your name on the cover sheet only. Send SASE for notification. Entries must be postmarked by June 30.
Red Hen Press
Attn: Short Story Award
P.O. Box 3537
Granada Hills, CA 91394
Past recipients of the Red Hen Press Short Story Award
2008
“Jane Rose and Her Fairy Tale Feet”
by Jim Moore
2007
“Pinnacle”
by Sandra Worsham
2006
“Shimmer off a Spoon-Faced Moon”
Ariana-Sophia Kartsonis
2005
“States”
Jennifer Pashley
2004
“Where I Am Now”
Candice Favilla
Guidelines
For Awards
Eligibility:
Awards are open to all writers with the following exceptions:
A) Authors who have had a full length work published, or a full length work currently under consideration by Red Hen Press.
B) Employees, interns, or contractors of Red Hen Press.
C) Relatives of employees or members of Red Hen’s executive board of directors.
D) Relatives or individuals having a personal or professional relationship with any of the final judges where they have taken any part whatsoever in shaping the manuscript, or where, for whatever reason, selecting a particular manuscript might have the appearance of impropriety.
Procedures and Ethical Considerations
To be certain that every manuscript finalist receives the fairest evaluation, all manuscripts are submitted to the judges without any identifying material. Bios, acknowledgments, and other identifying material are removed from judged manuscripts until the conclusion of the competition.
Red Hen Press does not use students or interns as readers at any stage of its competitions.
Red Hen Press is committed to maintaining the utmost integrity of our awards. Judges shall recuse themselves from considering any manuscript where they recognize the work. In the event of recusal, a manuscript score previously assigned by the Managing Editor of the press will be substituted.
For more information please contact us:
Red Hen Press
PO Box 3537
Granada Hills, CA 91394
818-831-0649
818-831-6659
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