See the Elephant New Voices Contest

A project of See the Elephant (see other related projects).

This project is believed to be defunct. (June 2018)

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Prizes include cash and publication alongside established writers of literary metaphysical and speculative fiction. New writers are any who have not had more than one book or two professional short story sales yet.

No Fees! This contest does not charge mandatory fees.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Awarded 1 x per year

Fiction Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All ethnic groups/populations, All genders, All religions, All sexual identities.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: 500 - 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 6,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

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: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026