We are pleased to announce the first annual Kraken Awards in Fiction and Poetry.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Prizes:\u00a0<\/strong>First prize in each category will be awarded $150, second prize will be awarded $100, third prize will be awarded $50. Five additional finalists will be awarded $10. All eight stories and eight poems will be published in a special Kraken Edition of\u00a0Devilfish Review<\/em>, in addition to our usual publication cycle.<\/span><\/p>\n General Contest Rules:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Deadline:<\/strong>\u00a0All submissions must be received by April 30th. Winners will be announced by May 31st.<\/span><\/p>\n Submission Guidelines:<\/strong>\u00a0All entries should be submitted between February 1st, 2015 and April 30th, 2015 using our\u00a0Submittable<\/a>\u00a0page. Your name, contact information, and word count should only appear in a brief cover letter. The title of your document should be the same as the title of your story. All submissions are read blind.\u00a0Please do not send a bio or include any contact information in your document.\u00a0<\/strong>We are reading blind for this contest! Please do not put your name on your manuscript or in your file name. Your name, contact information, and word\/line count (respective to fiction and poetry) should\u00a0only\u00a0<\/em>appear in a brief cover letter.\u00a0Should your name appear in the file name or in the manuscript itself, your entry will be withdrawn and your fee will be forfeit.<\/em> Please use our standard submission guidelines for formatting.<\/span><\/p>\n No previously published works are allowed.<\/strong>\u00a0If your submission is discovered to have been previously published, you will become ineligible from competition in the contest and your entry fee will be forfeited.<\/span><\/p>\n Rights:<\/strong>\u00a0All rights revert back to the author after publication.\u00a0Devilfish Review<\/em>\u00a0requires only first publication rights and anthology rights.<\/span><\/p>\n How Entry Fees Are Used:<\/strong>\u00a0The entry fees are used to fund the prize money and pay for contest advertisements\/maintenance. No editors receive any portion of the entry fees. Any excess funds will be used to maintain Devilfish Review (domain name renewal, Submittable fees, and payments for contributors).<\/span><\/p>\n Categories:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n In\u00a0Fiction<\/strong>\u00a0we are looking for entries of 5,000 words or fewer. The entry fee is $10. Only one fiction entry per person.<\/span><\/p>\n In\u00a0Poetry<\/strong>\u00a0we are looking for entries of up to three poems, each poem may be up to 25 lines. The entry fee is $10. Only one poetry entry per person.<\/span><\/p>\n In both Fiction and Poetry we are looking for entries that exemplify Devilfish Review\u2019s mission\u00a0as stated on our\u00a0About<\/a>\u00a0page: \u201cWe publish fiction and poetry, with an emphasis on science fiction, fantasy, horror, and anything that might be referred to as speculative. We love magic realism, and fairy tales, and things that are a bit odd. With regards to characters, we believe that representation matters, and we would like to provide a space for those voices which are so often marginalized.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Judging:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n This year\u2019s judges are\u00a0Sarah<\/a>,\u00a0Cathy<\/a>, and\u00a0Katie<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n
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