We are eager to read your individual take on Conflict, which is the theme of FOLIO’s 2015 issue as well as this contest. We want contemporary fiction that speaks to the theme of ‘Conflict’, and how the operation of that theme at the macro level (Climate  Change, Racial  Injustice, Abductions, Armed conflicts, Surveillance, Consumption, Global Warming, Violence Against Women) interacts with characters, scenes, and events at the intimate, micro level.

Our judge for this year’s fiction contest is Lydia Millet. If you aren’t familiar with her work yet, please do yourself a favor and let your eyeballs linger on this excerpt from George Bush, Dark Prince of Love. Or check out this bit from How the Dead Dream, the first of Millet’s trilogy. Also, Go here to listen to a recorded excerpt of Millet reading from Pills and Starships, as part of Arizona Public Media’s “Sound Fiction” series.

• Please submit only one proof-read story at a time.
• Pieces may be up to 5000 words in length, double spaced.
• Please number your pages.
• Do not include any identifying information anywhere in the actual document. 
• Please use a serif font.
• Do look over our general guidelines for information regarding the theme and aesthetic direction for this upcoming issue. 
• All contest entrants will receive a copy of our 2015 issue, included in the entry fee. 

1st place: $1000
1st runner up: $350
2nd runner up: $150

What Lydia Millet is looking for: strong writing, first and foremost. 
What we’ll be looking for in the 10-20 copies our team of readers will vet and send to Lydia Millet: a compelling voice, self-awareness & clear decision-making regarding structure + tone.

GO HERE TO SUBMIT

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