RAW 2009 Short Story Contest

UPDATE: Wendy Withrow won 1st place for "Frayed Yellow Rope." The list of winners and honorable mentions is posted at RAW. Thanks to all who entered the 2009 contest. The 2010 contest will be announced in the fall.

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Radical Arts for Women (RAW) is giving away the most money yet for its 3rd annual short story contest, open to all women living in Alaska. 

The fiction pieces must be between 250 and 5,000 words and contain some lesbian content. The deadline is Jan. 15, 2009.

The grand prize is $500, publication and an opportunity to read the story at Celebration. The second place winner will receive $300 and the third place wins $100. There is no entry fee.

In addition to the annual story contest, RAW produces Celebration of Change and awards grants to Alaskan women in the arts. 

Last year's winning story was Annette Baker's "A Place with Water"

Complete guidelines:

• Each entry must contain a cover sheet with author's name, address, phone number and email and with the story's title and word count.
• The short story must be between 250 and 5,000 words and contain some lesbian content. Stories should be on 8.5-by-11 paper, double spaced, 1-inch margins, no less than size 10 font. Do not put author's name on the story. The fiction and lesbian stipulations may be interpreted by the author, but we are not seeking poetry or non-fiction. Erotica is acceptable. Electronic submissions are not accepted. Unpublished submissions only.
• Feel free to use a pseudonym, but let us know your real name in case you win a prize.
• Author must be a woman living in Alaska as of January 2009.
• Jan. 15 is the postmark deadline for entries.
• There is no entry fee.
• Winner receives $500 and the invitation to read her work at RAW's annual performing arts production Celebration of Change in the spring of 2009 in Anchorage. The winning short story will be published on RAW and in the Alaska LGBT literary journal Naked Ptarmigan.
• Honorable mentions will be given at the judges' discretion.
• Winners will be announced Feb. 15. For a complete list of winners, include an SASE with entry.
• Mail entries by Jan. 15 to Radical Arts for Women Short Story Contest, PO Box 244436, Anchorage AK 99524-4436.

Also, the Naked Ptarmigan is accepting submissions: PO Box 244076, Anchorage AK 99524. Several of last year's stories were published in the journal.