Short Fiction Emerging Writers Contest

• All entries must be postmarked by December 31, 2020 or submitted online by midnight CT.

• Entry fee is $16 for each individual story, with no limit per author, and includes a one-year subscription. Make checks payable to Boulevard.

• Author's name, address, and telephone number, in addition to the story's title and "Boulevard Emerging Writers Contest," should appear on page one.

• Manuscripts should be typed and double spaced.

• Cover sheets are not necessary.

• No manuscripts will be returned.

• Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but previously accepted or published work is ineligible.

• We accept works up to 8,000 words.

• All entries will be considered for publication and for payment at our regular rates.

• Entries will be judged by the editors of Boulevard.

• No one editorially or financially affiliated with Boulevard can enter the contest.

• The winning story will be first announced on the website, traditionally during June, though occasionally earlier, and then published in the following issue of Boulevard.

• Send typed manuscript(s) to Boulevard Short Fiction Contest, 3829 Hartford Street, St. Louis, MO 63116 or submit online.