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Regular Submissions

Our regular submissions are always open and always free! We pay $200 for short fiction and $100 for flash fiction. Submit flash, short fiction, and craft pieces. More information and guidelines are to be found on our submissions page.

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CRAFT First Chapters Contest
2019: June 1 to July 31
Judged by Naomi Huffman of MCDxFSG & FSG Originals

The CRAFT First Chapters Contest will be awarded in November for the winning first chapter(s) of a novel or novella in progress and/or unpublished.

Three winners will be selected by guest judge Naomi Huffman, with $2800 and agent review by Samantha Fingerhut of Compass Talent awarded. The first-prize winner will also receive a full manuscript critique of their unpublished novel/novella from The Artful Editor.

Winners will receive publication of their excerpts with a written introduction by the judge. Learn more here.

Upcoming

CRAFT Flash Fiction Contest
2019: September 1 to October 31

Our inaugural flash fiction contest! For stories under 1,000 words. Details TK—stay tuned.

Past

CRAFT Short Fiction Prize
Judged by Elizabeth McCracken
2019: March 1 to April 30

The CRAFT Short Fiction Prize will be awarded in August. Three winners will be selected by guest judge Elizabeth McCracken, with $2800 awarded. Winners will receive publication and a written introduction by the judge. Learn more here.

CRAFT Elements Contest: Character, Dialogue, Setting
2018: August 15 to September 30

Winners

Character: “So Much Trouble,” by Karin Lin-Greenberg
Dialogue: “Heart Trouble,” by Rex Adams
Setting: “Passing,” by Thaïs Miller

A full list of finalists and honorable mentions can be found here.

CRAFT Short Fiction Prize
Judged by Jim Shepard
2018: March 1 to April 30

Finalists

First Place: “Beyond Love,” by James Winter
Second Place: “Mule Brigade,” by Kenan Orhan
Third Place: “Proof You Worked the Land,” by Charlotte Crowe