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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b> Writers
Digest Short Short Story Contest<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
The Writer's Digest 7th Annual Short Short Story Competition<br>
<br>
<br>
We're looking for fiction that's bold, brilliant...but brief. Send us your best
in 1,500 words or fewer.<br>
But don't be too long about it—the deadline is Friday, December 01, 2006.<br>
<br>
PRIZES<br>
First Place: $3,000<br>
Second Place: $1,500<br>
Third Place: $500<br>
Fourth Through Tenth Place: $100<br>
Eleventh Through Twenty-Fifth Place: $50 gift certificate for Writer's Digest
Books <br>
<br>
* The First-Place winner has the option of a FREE "Best Seller Publishing
Package" from Trafford Publishing. <br>
<br>
* The names and story titles of the First-through Tenth-Place winners will be
printed in the June 2007 Writer's Digest, and winners will receive the 2007
Novel & Short Story Writer's Market.<br>
<br>
The 7th Annual Writer's Digest SHORT SHORT STORY COMPETITION COLLECTION
Sponsored by Trafford<br>
<br>
The 1st- through 25th-place manuscripts will be printed in a special
competition collection, published by Trafford Publishing. Use the entry form to
order your copy or purchase a copy online using a credit card. Order now to
receive the 50%-off, pre-publication special price. (Publication date: May,
2007. You are not required to purchase the collection to enter the
competition.) <br>
<br>
For entrants paying with a credit card, we will accept manuscripts submitted
online. <br>
<br>
The Rules <br>
<br>
1. The competition is open to manuscripts of 1,500 words or fewer. Entries
outside the word limitation will be disregarded. Type the word count on the
first page of your entry along with your name, address, phone number and email
address. <br>
<br>
2. The entry fee is $12 per manuscript. You may enter as many manuscripts as
you wish. You may send one check (in U.S. funds) and one entry form for all
entries. If you are submitting your entry via regular mail, you may send one
check (in U.S. funds) and one entry form for all entries. <br>
<br>
3. All entries must be in English, original, unpublished, and not submitted
elsewhere until the winners are announced. Writer's Digest reserves the
one-time publication rights to the 1st-t through 25th-place winning entries to
be published in a Writer's Digest publication. <br>
<br>
4. If you are submitting your entry via regular mail, all entries must be
typewritten and double-spaced on one side of 8-1/2 x 11 or A4 white paper.
Manuscripts will not be returned. <br>
<br>
5. Entries must be postmarked by Friday, December 01, 2006. <br>
<br>
6. Winners will be notified by February 9, 2007. If you have not been contacted
by this date, you may assume that your entry is not a finalist and may be
marketed elsewhere. <br>
<br>
7. Enclose a self-addressed, stamped postcard with your entry if you want to be
notified of its receipt. We cannot notify you personally of your story's status
before the winners are announced. If entering online, you will receive a
confirmation email for each entry you submit. <br>
<br>
8. Winners' names will appear in the June 2007 issue of Writer's Digest
magazine. Afterwards, their names and story titles will be posted at <a
href="http://www.writersdigest.com">www.writersdigest.com</a>. <br>
<br>
9. The following are not permitted to enter the competition: employees of F+W
Publications, Inc., and their immediate families and Writer's Digest
contributing editors and correspondents as listed on the masthead. <br>
<br>
Privacy Promise<br>
Occasionally we make portions of our customer list available to other companies
so they may contact you about products and services that may be of interest to
you. If you prefer we withhold your name, simply send a note with your name,
address and the competition name to: List Manager, F+W Publications, 4700 East
Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236. <br>
<br>
A message from our Competition Collection sponsor:<br>
<br>
Trafford Publishing is proud to sponsor the 7th annual Writer's Digest Short
Short Story Competition Collection. We love helping make author's dreams come
true. In fact, since 1995 Trafford Publishing has helped more than 5,000
authors publish over 7,000 new titles around the world. If your short story is
part of a book or you have a separate manuscript you want to publish we welcome
you to visit our website or give us a call—we'll even send you a free
guide which explains how publishing your book is easier than you might think.<br>
<br>
We wish you all the best with your contest submission.<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.trafford.com/freeguide">www.trafford.com/freeguide</a><br>
toll-free: 1-888-232-4444 ext 1587 <br>
<br>
Click on <a
href="http://www.writersdigest.com/contests/shortshort/?goto=closead">http://www.writersdigest.com/contests/shortshort/?goto=closead</a>
to find the links forWriter's Digest Short Short Story Printable Entry Form and
Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition Online Entry Form<br>
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<p></x-sigsep><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><x-sigsep>Maurya
Simon<br>
<br>
Professor <br>
Department of Creative Writing<br>
</span></font>University of California Riverside<br>
900 University Avenue<br>
Riverside, CA 92521-0318<br>
<br>
TEL. (951) 827-2006 (office)<br>
<br>
FAX: (951) 827-3619 </p>
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