Enter your short story in the FAULT ZONE contest. DEADLINE IS AUGUST 31, 2013. This contest is for non-members of the SF/Peninsula Branch of California Writers Club.
Fault Zone: Shift, the fourth in the anthology series edited by the SF/Peninsula Branch of California Writers, will be published by Sand Hill Review Press later in 2013. Non-members of SF/Peninsula Writers are eligible to enter the Fault Zone short story contest.
Fault Zone isn’t only about earthquakes. It’s about personal faults, shortcomings, and the foibles of being human. In a way, we all live on a fault zone. Write from the heart. Be edgy. Be wild. But make sure your story has an arc. Stories involving California are always appreciated.
First Prize is $250 and publication in our next Fault Zone anthology.
Second Prize is $100.
Third Prize is $50.
Contest deadline has been extended for Non-Members to August 31, 2013
Reading fee is $15.
Previously published work will be considered; let us know where it has appeared. Judging should be completed by end of September. The prelaunch book party will be in early December and the book will be available on Amazon by January, 2014. The San Francisco/Peninsula Writers will be the contest judges. Your piece should relate to the anthology’s theme in some way. We can’t wait to see it!
How to Enter
To enter the contest, mail two (2) copies of your submission plus $15 to the address below. Please put the name of the story and page number on each page. Use Times New Roman or similar font, 12 point, double spaced. Maximum word count is 2,500. Must be postmarked by August 31, 2013. Please use a cover sheet and give us your contact information with your email, address and phone number. Even if you win, there may still be edits and we will need to contact you right away.
Mail your two copies plus entry fee to:
SF/Peninsula CWC
P.O. Box 853
Belmont, CA 94002
Note: Do NOT send your entry Registered Mail as we have to stand in line and it makes us cranky. Just mail it. Really. It will get to us. If you’re dying to know if it arrived, enclose a postcard, we’ll sign it and drop the card in the mail.
Warm wishes,
Laurel Anne Hill (Author of the award-winning novel: HEROES ARISE)