Washington Square Review is now accepting submissions for the 2012 Washington Square Award!
There are three categories: poetry, fiction, and flash-fiction. Entry fee is $10. Winners receive $500 and publication in a forthcoming issue of Washington Square. Selected runners-up may also receive publication. The deadline is March 8th. Please find submission guidelines below:2012 Flash Award Guidelines
Judged by Jim Shepard
Submissions may be fiction or non-fiction, but must not exceed 500 words. Multiple entries require separate reading fees. The winner receives $500 and publication in a forthcoming issue of Washington Square. Please make all payments payable to “New York University.” The contest will be judged by Jim Shepard, the writer of six novels and four short story collections, including Like You’d Understand, Anyway, which won the Story Prize, and was nominated for a National Book Award.
2012 Fiction Award Guidelines
Judged by Darin Strauss
Please submit one short story, up to 20 pages in length. Multiple entries require separate reading fees. The winner receives $500 and publication in a forthcoming issue of Washington Square. Please make all payments payable to “New York University.” Fiction entries will be judged by Darin Strauss, author of four books, including national bestseller The Adventures of Chang and Eng, and National Book Critic Circle award winner, Half a Life.
2012 Poetry Award Guidelines
Judged by Marie Howe
Please submit up to 3 poems, (maximum of 6 pages total). Multiple entries require separate reading fees. The winner receives $500 and publication in a forthcoming issue of Washington Square. Please make all payments payable to “New York University.” The contest will be judged by Marie Howe, whose collections include The Kingdom of Ordinary Time, What the Living Do and The Good Thief, a National Poetry Series selection.