Winner: Kel Munger of Sacramento, California - "Missus Finn"
Finalists: Joe Sacksteder of Larsen, Wisconsin - Portage des Morts
Jacqueline Guidry of Kansas City, Missouri - "The Ballad of Krazee Mouse"
Vanessa Blakeslee of Maitland, Florida - "Bobby Blues"
2010 Mighty River Short Story Contest
Deadline: October 1, 2010
About the contest:
We're searching for the best short story of any theme.
Semi-finalists will be chosen by a regional team of
published writers. The final manuscript will be chosen by Susan Swartwout,
publisher of Southeast Missouri State University Press.
Winner receives an award of $500 and publication in Big Muddy: A Journal of the Mississippi River Valley.
Winner will be announced January 2011.
Visit the Big Muddy homepage
Guidelines:
• Work must not be previously published.
• Send maximum of 30 double-spaced pages, with no identifying name on the pages, and a separate cover sheet with story title, author's name, address, and phone number.
• Send SASE for notification of results; all manuscripts will be recycled.
• $15 reading fee includes a copy of the issue of Big Muddy in which the winning story appears.
Mail manuscripts to:
MRSS Contest
Southeast Missouri State University Press
MS 2650, One University Plaza
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701