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<b>VERY SHORT FICTION AWARD</b>
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<b>Prizes:</b>
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1st place wins $1,200, publication in <i>Glimmer Train Stories</i>, and 20
copies.<br>
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2nd-place: $500 and possible publication.<br>
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3rd-place: $300 and possible publication.<br>
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<b>Other considerations:</b>
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Open to all writers.
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Length not to exceed 3,000 words. Any shorter lengths are welcome.
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Reading fee is $15 per story.
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Results post on September 30. Winning story will be published in Issue
81.
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<a href="http://mail.glimmertrainpress.com/sendstudionx/link.php?M=5358349&N=282&L=238&F=H" target="_blank">Editors' Take</a> on Very Short Fiction Submissions.
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<font face="Times New Roman, serif" size="3"><b>We look forward to reading
your work!</b><br>
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Editors<br>
<i>Glimmer Train Stories</i>, represented in recent editions of the
Pushcart Pr<img src="http://glimmertrainpress.com/images/spacer.jpg" width="1" height="1">ize,<br>O. Henry, <i>New Stories from the
South</i>, <i>New Stories from the Midwest</i>, and <br><i>Best American
Short Stories</i> anthologies.</font>
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