The °ÄÖÞÐÒÔË10¿ª½± Short Fiction Award has been presented annually since 1969. In 1998 the University of °ÄÖÞÐÒÔË10¿ª½± Press instituted the John Simmons Short Fiction Award—named after the first director of the Press—to complement the ongoing award series. Both national competitions are juried through the °ÄÖÞÐÒÔË10¿ª½± Writers’ Workshop. Serious critical consideration is guaranteed by such final judges as Alison Lurie, Raymond Carver, Marilynne Robinson, James Salter, Kevin Brockmeier, and Ethan Canin.
