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December 23, 2015 · 10:39 pm

Writing tip Wednesday: “Fiction open”

Glimmer Train’s Fiction Open

Deadline: January 2, 2016

Glimmer Train

Glimmer Train

Prizes:

  • 1st place wins $2,500 and is presented in Glimmer Train Stories.
  • 2nd place wins $1,000 and possible publication.
  • 3rd place wins $600, or, if chosen for publication, $700.

Other considerations:

  • Open to all subjects, all themes, and every writer. (Over the last two years, 50% of the winning stories were their authors’ 1st publications!)
  • Word count: Most submissions to the Fiction Open run 2,000 to 8,000 words, but from 2,000 to 20,000-word stories are fine.
    (Writing Guidelines, link below.)
  • Reading fee is $21 per story. Winners and finalists will be officially announced in the March 1 bulletin, and contacted directly the previous week.
  • Simultaneous submissions are okay. Please notify immediately if your submission is accepted elsewhere.

Writing Guidelines: http://www.glimmertrain.com/pages/guidelines/fiction_open_guidelines.php

Submit here: https://glimmertrainpressinc.submittable.com/submit/46391

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November 18, 2015 · 7:18 am

Writing tip Wednesday: “New Writer Award”

Glimmer Train Press: New Writer Award: 1st place $1,500 and publication in Issue 98. Deadline: 11/30.

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Glimmer Train

  • This category is open only to emerging writers whose fiction has not appeared in any print publication with a circulation over 5000.
  • NOTE: 11 of the last 12 first-place winners have been those authors’ first print publications!
  • The 1st-place winner will be published in Issue 98 and will receive 10 copies of that issue. Second- and 3rd-place win $500/$300, respectively, or, if accepted for publication, $700.
  • Winners and finalists will be announced in the February 1 bulletin, and contacted directly the previous week.
  • Most submissions run 1,500 – 6,000 words, but stories as long as 12,000 words are fine.

Writing Guidelines: http://www.glimmertrain.com/pages/guidelines/short_story_award_for_new_writers_guidelines.php

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March 11, 2015 · 7:11 am

Writing tip Wednesday: “Family matters”

FAMILY MATTERS guidelines

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Glimmer Train

Glimmer Train is looking for stories about families of all configurations. They say: “It’s fine to draw heavily on real life experiences, but the work must read like fiction and all stories accepted for publication will be presented as fiction.”*

Maximum word count: 12,000. Any shorter lengths are welcome.

Held just twice a year: Open to submissions in MARCH and SEPTEMBER. Next deadline: March 31.

Winners and finalists will be officially announced in the June 1 and December 1 bulletins, respectively, and will be contacted directly one week earlier.

Reading fee: $15 per story. Please, no more than three submissions per contest.

Prizes:

  • 1st place wins $1,500, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, and 20 copies of that issue.
  • 2nd place wins $500 (or, if accepted for publication, $700 and 10 copies).
  • 3rd place wins $300 (or, if accepted for publication, $700 and 10 copies).

Please make your submissions at Glimmer Train’s online submission site: http://www.glimmertrainpress.com/writer/html/index2.asp. We look forward to reading your work!

* Remember that sticking too tightly to “fact” can limit the larger truth that fiction is able to reveal. Give your story the leeway it needs in order to find its own life. And, if your story is closely related to your actual experience, it is wise to change details that would allow the real-life people to say, Hey, that’s me!

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February 18, 2015 · 8:18 am

Writing tip Wednesday: “Glimmer Train contest for New Writers”

SHORT STORY AWARD for NEW WRITERS guidelines

Glimmer Train

Glimmer Train

Open only to writers whose fiction has not appeared, nor is scheduled to appear, in any print publication with a circulation over 5,000. (Entries must not have appeared in any print publication.)

Most entries run from 1,500 – 6,000 words, but any lengths up to 12,000 words are welcome.

Held quarterly. Open to submissions in FEBRUARY, MAY, AUGUST, and NOVEMBER. Next deadline: November 30. *

Winners are announced in the May 1, August 1, November 1, and February 1 bulletins, respectively, and contacted directly one week earlier.

  • This category is open only to emerging writers whose fiction has not appeared in any print publication with a circulation over 5000. (Seven of the last eight 1st place New Writer winners have been those authors’ first print publications.)
  • Second- and 3rd-place winners receive $500/$300, respectively, or, if accepted for publication, $700. Winners and finalists will be announced in the February 1 bulletin, and contacted directly the previous week.
  • Most submissions run 1,500 – 6,000 words, but can be as long as 12,000. Reading fee is $15 per story. Please, no more than three submissions per category.

To submit: http://www.glimmertrainpress.com/writer/html/index2.asp

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November 12, 2014 · 7:12 am

Writing tip Wednesday: “Glimmer Train contest for New Writers”

SHORT STORY AWARD for NEW WRITERS guidelines

Glimmer Train

Glimmer Train

Open only to writers whose fiction has not appeared, nor is scheduled to appear, in any print publication with a circulation over 5,000. (Entries must not have appeared in any print publication.)

Most entries run from 1,500 – 6,000 words, but any lengths up to 12,000 words are welcome.

Held quarterly. Open to submissions in FEBRUARY, MAY, AUGUST, and NOVEMBER. Next deadline: November 30. *

Winners are announced in the May 1, August 1, November 1, and February 1 bulletins, respectively, and contacted directly one week earlier.

  • This category is open only to emerging writers whose fiction has not appeared in any print publication with a circulation over 5000. (Seven of the last eight 1st place New Writer winners have been those authors’ first print publications.)
  • Second- and 3rd-place winners receive $500/$300, respectively, or, if accepted for publication, $700. Winners and finalists will be announced in the February 1 bulletin, and contacted directly the previous week.
  • Most submissions run 1,500 – 6,000 words, but can be as long as 12,000. Reading fee is $15 per story. Please, no more than three submissions per category.

To submit: http://www.glimmertrainpress.com/writer/html/index2.asp

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October 22, 2014 · 7:22 am

Writing tip Wednesday: “Glimmer Train, very short fiction contest”

VERY SHORT FICTION guidelines

Details at: http://www.glimmertrain.com/veryshort.html

Glimmer Train

Glimmer Train

Open to all writers, this category welcomes stories that have not appeared in any print publication.

Maximum length: 3,000 words.

Held quarterly. Open to submissions in JANUARY, APRIL, JULY, and OCTOBER.
Next deadline: October 31.

Winners are announced in the April 1, July 1, October 1, and January bulletins, respectively, and contacted directly one week earlier.

Reading fee: $15 per story. Please, no more than three submissions per contest.

Prizes:

  • 1st place wins $1,500, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, and 20 copies of that issue.
  • 2nd place wins $500 (or, if accepted for publication, $700 and 10 copies).
  • 3rd place wins $300 (or, if accepted for publication, $700 and 10 copies).

Only stories sent in online are considered.

To apply, go to https://www.glimmertrainpress.com/writer/html/index2.asp

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July 23, 2014 · 7:23 am

Writing tip Wednesday: “Very Short Fiction Contest”

Glimmer Train’s Very Short Fiction Award

Glimmer Train

Glimmer Train

Deadline: July 31, 2014

  • Prizes:
      1st place wins $1,500 and, of course, publication in Glimmer Train Stories.

      2nd place wins $500, or, if chosen for publication, $700.

      3rd place wins $300, or, if chosen for publication, $700.

  • Other considerations:
      Entries should not exceed 3,000 words, but any shorter lengths are welcome. (Writing Guidelines)
      Winners and finalists will be officially announced in the October 1 bulletin, and contacted directly the previous week.
      Reading fee is $15 per story. Please, no more than 3 submissions per category.
      Simultaneous submissions are okay. Please notify immediately if your submission is accepted elsewhere.

    • Details at: http://www.glimmertrainpress.com/writer/html/index2.asp

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