Carve Magazine
The Raymond Carver Short Story Contest
2020 CONTEST GUIDELINES
Submission Dates: April 1 - May 15. (Postmark deadline* May 15.)
Prizes: $2000 (1st), $500 (2nd), $250 (3rd), and two $125 (Editor's Choice).
Winning stories will be read by three literary agents.
Winners announced August 1 and published in fall issue online and in print.
Honorable mentions and semi-finalists will be listed online for up to 6 months.
All work submitted will also be considered for non-contest publication.
Entry Fees: $17 online / $15 mailed.
One short story per entry. No limit to number of entries.
Story must be previously unpublished (including online).
10,000 maximum word count.
We accept entries from anywhere in the world, but the story must be in English.
No genre fiction (romance, horror, sci-fi); literary fiction only.
Winners of the past two Raymond Carver and Prose & Poetry contests are ineligible.
Submitting online: no cover page or author info in document. All readings are blind.
Submitting by mail*: include $15 check or money order payable to Carve Magazine with cover page that includes story title, name, address, phone, email, and word count. Send to: Carve Magazine | Raymond Carver Contest | PO Box 701510 | Dallas, TX 75370.
*Please note: this will be the final year we accept mailed submissions for the contest. Only online entries will be accepted beginning with the 2021 contest.
For additional questions about the Raymond Carver Contest, please email us at info@carvezine.com.