About

The °ÄÖÞÐÒÔË10¿ª½± Short Fiction Award and the John Simmons Short Fiction Award are annual prizes given to two collections of stories by emerging short fiction writers, which are then published by the University of °ÄÖÞÐÒÔË10¿ª½± Press. Manuscript submissions are managed and juried through the °ÄÖÞÐÒÔË10¿ª½± Writers' Workshop; please click to learn more about eligibility, and to submit your story collection for consideration. Submissions are accepted between July 1 and August 31. Announcement of the winners will be made early in the following year on our .

Series pages

°ÄÖÞÐÒÔË10¿ª½± Short Fiction Award

John Simmons Short Fiction Award

Previous Winners

Potential entrants wishing to read stories by previous winners may order The °ÄÖÞÐÒÔË10¿ª½± Award: The Best Stories from Twenty Years and The °ÄÖÞÐÒÔË10¿ª½± Award: The Best Stories, 1991-2000, both selected by Frank Conroy.