Contest Submission Guidelines
Postmark/submission deadline: March 15, 2014

• Every entrant receives a one year subscription to Willow Springs.
• The winner of the contest will receive a prize of $2,000, plus publication in Willow Springs.
• Include a $15.00 entry fee, or a $20.00 entry fee for international submissions. Submissions without an entry fee will not be judged.
• Send only one story per submission.
• You can submit a story online here or through the U.S. postal service (see below).
• There is no word limit for submissions.
• Your name, address, phone number, and e-mail address, as well as a short bio, should appear in acover letter included with your submission.
• Do not include identifying information anywhere else in your submission.
• Submit only original, unpublished work.
• Credit card required for online submissions. If you prefer to submit a hard copy by mail, see below.

Additional Guidelines for hard copy submissions:

• Do not send an SASE. If you would like confirmation that your work has been received, include a self-addressed, stamped postcard instead.
• Do not send us your only copies—manuscripts will not be returned.
• Handwritten submissions will not be judged and the entry fee will not be refunded.
• Use a check or money order only for hard copy submissions; cash will not be accepted. Please make the checks and money orders payable to Willow Springs.

Please submit electronic copies through our Submittable page.

Please send hard copy entries to:

The Willow Springs Fiction Prize
Willow Springs
501 N Riverpoint Blvd, Ste 425
Spokane, WA 99202