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Hunger Mountain Prize for Young Writers

A project of Hunger Mountain (see other related projects).

This project is believed to be defunct. (June 2014)

About

No about statement available.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication
Awarded 1 x per year

Collapse section Fiction Believed Defunct

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Short Story: 1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette: 7,500 - 8,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

None found.

Winner's Prize:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than prize specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Method: Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Nonfiction Believed Defunct

Audience:

Unknown

Lengths:

Essay: Up to 8,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

None found.

Winner's Prize:

Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment (1-4.9 US cents per word) to Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than prize specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Method: Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Believed Defunct

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

None found.

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than prize specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Method: Postal.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Hunger Mountain Prize for Young Writers Submission Statistics

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Ephemeral Artery DNQ
The Howard Frank Mosher Prize for Short Fiction DNQ  Charges fees for all submissions
Hunger Mountain  Charges fees for all submissions
Hunger Mountain Creative Nonfiction Prize DNQ  Charges fees for all submissions
Hunger Mountain International Young Writers Prize DNQ
The Katherine Paterson Prize for Young Adult and Children's Writing DNQ  Charges fees for all submissions
May Day Mountain Chapbook Series DNQ  Charges fees for all submissions
The Ruth Stone Poetry Prize DNQ  Charges fees for all submissions

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  • Be professional, patient, and persistent.

Dates

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024

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