(The information below has been copied from American Short Fiction’s website.)

Deadline: February 1, 2025

About:

The American Short(er) Fiction prize recognizes extraordinary short fiction under 1,500 words. The first-place winner will receive a $1,000 prize and publication. Previous winners of the Short(er) Fiction Prize have gone on to be anthologized in places such as The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses. All entries will be considered for publication.

**Please note we raised the word count from previous years from 1,000 to 1,500.**

Submission Guidelines:

• The first-place winner will receive a $1,000 prize and publication in a future issue of ASF. All entries will be considered for publication.
• Please submit your $18 entry fee and your work through Submittable. We no longer accept submissions by post. International submissions in English are eligible.
• Stories must be 1,500 words or fewer. You are allowed to include up to two stories per entry. Please submit all stories in one document. Each story must begin on a new page and be clearly titled. For the title of your submission list the story titles, separated by a comma. (If you’ve submitted in the past, please note that we raised the word count from previous years from 1,000 to 1,500.)
• DO NOT include any identifying information on the manuscript itself.
• You may submit multiple entries. We accept only previously unpublished work. We allow simultaneous submissions, but we ask that you notify us promptly of publication elsewhere.

Submission Page: https://americanshortfiction.submittable.com/submit/20181/american-shorter-fiction-contest