Thursday, October 22 at 5:00 pm is the deadline to submit to The Guild Literary Complex for their 2015 prose awards for short fiction and non-fiction.

Every fall, the Guild Complex acknowledges emerging and established writers via a judged competition and recognition at the historic Chopin Theatre in Chicago. A cash prize of $500 in each category (fiction and non-fiction) will be awarded to an original unpublished work.

Three semi-finalist from each category will read their work at our annual Prose Awards event, and the winners will be announced live that evening. The recognition event will be held on Thursday, November 12 at 7:30 pm at the Chopin Theater.

Writers of all backgrounds and experience levels are invited to submit, and all themes and subjects are welcome. Full submission guidelines can be found here, and submissions can be sent to contest@guildcomplex.org.