ABOUT:

Check back for updates on the 7th annual Writer's Block Prize. 

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OPENS: September 1, 2020     

DEADLINE: December 1, 2020

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AWARD:

One first place winner will receive: 

• $500 Prize

• An invitation to read at the 2021 Writer’s Block Festival in Louisville, KY on November 16  

• Publication in The Louisville Review, the literary magazine of Spalding University’s nationally distinguished low residency MFA in Writing program.

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GUIDELINES:​

• Submit a short work of fiction (up to 4,000 words).

• Up to 3 multiple entries will be considered; Entry fee applies to each submission.

• Your name and contact information must NOT appear anywhere in the document. Documents that include author identification will be disqualified. 

• All manuscripts must be submitted electronically via Submittable. 

• Only submit unpublished work. Please notify us and withdraw your work through Submittable if your work is accepted for publication elsewhere.

• Simultaneous submissions are permitted.
   

Entry fee: $12.00

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