Great American Fiction Contest

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In its nearly three centuries of existence, The Saturday Evening Post has published short fiction by a who’s who of American authors including F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner, Kurt Vonnegut, Ray Bradbury, Louis L’Amour, Sinclair Lewis, Jack London, and Edgar Allan Poe. Now you have the opportunity to join that illustrious line-up by taking part in the Saturday Evening Post Great American Fiction Contest.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions. The fee is USD $10.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media & Contest Frequency

Electronic Publication	Electronic Publication	Awarded 1 x per year.
Print Publication	Print Publication	Awarded 1 x per year.

Fiction Open Fee-based

Entries should be character- or plot-driven pieces in any genre of fiction. Think local. The Post has historically played a role in defining what it means to be an American. Your story should in some way touch upon the publication’s mission: Celebrating America — past, present, and future.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Short Story

1,500 - 5,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment. Details: USD $1,000 first prize.

Submissions:

Methods: Online form. Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

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Accuracy	We have received 2 reports from 2 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Pending	3 responses are pending (10 min \| 91.0 mean avg \| 14.0 median \| 249 max days waiting \| 616.2 std dev) from 3 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $10.00.
Most recent response reported was received on 25 Nov 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 31 May 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 01 Jan 2025
Last Audited: 14 Aug 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 27 Feb 2012

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