2013 RopeWalk Press Editor’s Fiction Chapbook Prize

 

RopeWalk Press will award a prize of $1000, publication, and 25 complimentary copies for the best fiction chapbook submitted under the following guidelines.

Complete Guidelines:

•   Postmark deadline: June 15, 2013. 
•   Page limit: 45 manuscript pages (double-spaced) per each individual submission. These pages may be comprised of a single short story, multiple short stories, novellas, or stand-alone novel excerpts. 
•   Entry fee: $20 ($5 for each additional manuscript submitted at the same time). This fee is non- refundable. Make check or money order payable to RopeWalk Press or pay with credit card with online submission (http://www.usi.edu/ropewalk/RopeWalk_Press.asp). 
•   Manuscript specifics: Author’s name, address, email, and phone should appear on the first page of the manuscript; title and page number on all subsequent pages. If the manuscript includes more than one short story, include a table of contents. Include an acknowledgments page listing previous publication of included works, if applicable. Your manuscript must be available for exclusive book- length publication by RopeWalk Press. Stories, novellas, or stand-alone excerpts published individually in journals or magazines may be submitted, but the writer must hold copyright. Previously self-published chapbooks and translations are not eligible. 
•   All submissions will be considered for publication. All themes and/or subject matters are eligible. All rights revert to the writer upon publication. 
•   Simultaneous submissions are acceptable, but if the manuscript is published/accepted by another press while under consideration, the author must promptly notify RWP in writing to withdraw the entry. 
•   All manuscripts will be recycled. 
•   Include a #10 SASE for announcement of contest results. 
•   Results will also be posted on the RWP website by September 15, 2013.Send all entries to:
  Nicole Louise Reid, Editor RopeWalk Press
  University of Southern Indiana 8600 University Boulevard Evansville, IN 47712If you have questions regarding the RopeWalk Press Editor’s Fiction Chapbook Prize, email nreid@usi.edu. http://www.usi.edu/ropewalk/RopeWalk_Press.as