We welcome unpublished short-short stories as entries for our annual contest. Entries may address any subject in harmony with our mission statement. Entries should not exceed 3500 words. Entrants must be female members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The winner of the previous year’s fiction contest is ineligible to enter. Members of the staff and their families are ineligible to enter.
Entries are judged by Segullah editors. The winner receives the Segullah Award for Excellence in Fiction ($100). The winning essay, any honorable mentions, and other contest entries selected for publication will be featured in our Fall/Winter issue. The judges reserve the right to withhold the award if none of the entries merits it. All stories accepted for publication are subject to thorough revision under the guidance of an editor.
To enter your essay in the contest, please follow these instructions:
* See style guidelines for instructions on formatting your submission.
* Send your submission in the body of the email, not as an attachment.
* In the email body include your full name, street address, email address, phone number, and your essay’s word count.
* In the email subject line type the name of your story, followed by your full name.
* Send your entry to fiction.contest [at] segullah [dot] org. You will receive an automated email response confirming our receipt of your submission.
* Other correspondence regarding fiction submissions may be sent to fiction.editor [at] segullah [dot] org
Annual Deadline: December 31
Contest results will be announced in our Spring/Summer issue. The winner will be notified in advance.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: fiction.contest [at] segullah [dot] org
For submissions: fiction.editor [at] segullah [dot] org
Website: http://journal.segullah.org
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