The John Gardner Memorial Prize for Fiction
The
annual winner receives a $500 Prize and publication in summer issue of Harpur
Palate.
Postmark Deadline: April
15
Short
story submissions should be previously unpublished and shorter than 8,000
words. You may enter as many stories as you wish. The entry fee is $15 per
story and includes a one-year subscription to Harpur Palate. Please send checks
drawn on a U.S. bank or money orders made out to Harpur Palate.
All
submissions will be considered for publication and all entrants will receive a
copy of the issue in which the winning submission appears. Please include a cover
letter with your name, address, phone number, your preferred e-mail address and
story title. Entrant's name should appear only on the cover letter and should
not appear anywhere on the manuscript. Please be advised that we do not accept
entrants who have any affiliation with Binghamton University.