The Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize

About

The Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize is a writing competition sponsored by the stage and radio series Selected Shorts. This long-running series at Symphony Space in New York City celebrates the art of the short story by having stars of stage and screen read aloud the works of established and emerging writers. Selected Shorts is recorded for Public Radio and heard nationally on both the radio and its weekly podcast.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions.
The fee is USD $25 (above average for contests).

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media & Contest Frequency

Audio Publication Audio Publication: Awarded 1 x per year
Print Publication Print Publication: Awarded 1 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Fiction Open Fee-based

Dates:

Open to fiction submissions through 05 March 2027 11:59 PM EST (in 171 days).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 750 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.

Submissions:

Method: Online form.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are NOT allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Text.

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The Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Prize Submission Statistics

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We have received 1 report within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

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The most common submission fee paid: USD $25.00.
Most recent response reported was received on 20 May 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 05 Mar 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:03 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 30 Aug 2026

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