1 . Fall 2021 Story Contest

Our Fall Contest is open to all fiction and nonfiction writers. We're looking for short stories, essays, memoirs, photo essays, graphic stories, all forms of literary nonfiction, and excerpts (摘录) from longer works of both fiction and nonfiction. Entries (参赛作品) must be previously unpublished, no longer than 15,000 words, and must not have been previously chosen as a winner, finalist, or honorable mention in another contest.

As always, we are looking for works with a strong narrative drive, with characters we can respond to, and with effects of language, situation, and insight that are intense and total. We look for works that have the ambition of enlarging our view of ourselves and the world.

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Awards: First Prize is $2,500, second Prize is $l,000, Third Prize is $500, and up to ten finalists will receive $100 each. All entries will be considered for publication.

Submission Fee: There is a $27 fee for each entry. With your entry, you'll receive three months of free access to Narrative Backstage.

All contest entries are qualified for the $4,000 Narrative Prize and for acceptance as a Story of the Week.

Timing: The contest deadline is November 30, 2021, at midnight, Pacific standard time.

1. Which of the following will be accepted by the contest?

A．A short story once published in a magazine.	B．A novel that entered the 2020 year ten finalists.
C．An essay not ever published with 2,000 words.	D．An essay having won honorable mention in other contests.

2. What will you receive if your entry is accepted?

A．$27 for submission.	B．Qualification for prize money.
C．A guarantee of publication.	D．Free lifetime access to Narrative Backstage.

3. What can we say about the contest?

A．It is held in the UK.	B．It is free for every entry.
C．It charges $100 as entrance fee.	D．It has a deadline of November 30, 2021.