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2nd Annual
Short
Short Story Contest!

Take the challenge - submit your short short story using no more than 100 words.

Submission Deadline: Jan. 15, 2021, 5:00 pm MST

Categories: water, 1940s, ants, bowling.

Submission Fee: $10
(payment button below) 

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GENERAL RULES

The story must be your original work.
The story cannot be longer than 100 words.
The title does not count in the word limit.
The story must relate in some way to one of the categories listed above.
The contest is open to prose, any genre.
The contest is open to all ages.
SUBMISSION INFORMATION

Authors will submit their stories in PDF by email
​to
shortstory@reading-works.org.

We ask that authors include with their submission: their name, email address,
the receipt number from their submission payment. ​
If you are entering the Youth Category (authors 14 years old or younger),
​please indicate that on your story.
Prizes
Best of Contest ($100)
Best of Category ($50)
Best Youth Story (14 years or younger) ($50) 
People's Choice ($50​) 

(7 prizes will be awarded!)
COMPLETE CONTEST GUIDELINES

Short Short Story Submission

$10.00
pay submission fee
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS!
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400 Gold Ave. SW, Suite 210
​Albuquerque, NM  87102
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