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Montana Prize in Fiction

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Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions. The fee is USD $20.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication
Awarded 1 x per year
30 members set this contest as a Favorite.

Fiction Temp Closed

Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 December 2025* (approx. 167 days from now) through 01 February 2026.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General.

Lengths:

Short Story: 1,000 - 7,500 words.
Novelette: 7,500 - 10,000 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 $500 winner's prize.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.
* We do not know the time and/or timezone, so we cannot be more precise. Submit early to avoid disappointment.

Montana Prize in Fiction Submission Statistics Free Preview!

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Accuracy:
We have received 3 reports from 3 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported:
66 min | 90.0 mean avg | 90.0 median | 114 max days (24.0 std dev)

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $20.00.
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 07 Apr 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 31 Jan 2025.

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Dates

Last Updated: 11 Mar 2025
Last Audited: 14 Jan 2025
Date Added: 15 Jan 2012

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.