Deadline: November 2, 2024
Entry fee: $23
About the competition
The Kurt Vonnegut Prize is an annual fiction competition intended to recognize the finest speculative fiction, which can include, but is not limited to, work influenced by the postmodern science-fiction of Kurt Vonnegut. We love Vonnegut’s dark humor, but please avoid mere imitation. We welcome all forms of previously unpublished fiction—one story per submission. We are enthusiastic about all work painted with speculative fiction’s broad brush: fairy tale, magical realism, fabulism, the fantastic, horror, Afro-futurism, science fiction hard and soft, and everything in between. The winner, runners-up, and any honorable mentions may be offered publication in the North American Review’s summer issue. Additional finalists and semifinalists may be offered publication in a future issue or on Open Space. Results will be announced in January.
Competition guideline
- Each entry can consist of only one file.
- We only accept Microsoft Word (.docx) and Google Doc (.doc) files; we do not accept PDFs.
- Remove all identifying information from the document: no names, addresses, or other identifying information should appear anywhere on the manuscript.
- Remove all pagination as we have an internal system for managing page numbers.
- Do not include a cover page.
- If possible, please use single-spaced Times New Roman 12pt font with one inch margins.
- If possible, center and bold the title at the top of the page using Title Case.
- Read the whole guideline and submit your entry here.
