McSweeney’s is running its first Student Short Story Contest which encourages undergraduate and graduate students to enter their short stories for a $500 prize and the chance to be published in the August 2015 issue of McSweeney’s 51.
The contest will be judged by an author, who has yet to be revealed. Writers must be enrolled students. Stories must be under 7,500 words. Submissions are being accepted from July 30 – August 31, 2014. The entry fee costs $55 which comes with a one year subscription to the McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern.
Here is more from the McSweeney’s website: “Along with your submission, please include a brief cover letter that mentions your hometown, the college or university you attend, and your year in school. Please also include your contact information. To enter the contest online, please go here.”