The Publisher's Long Story Prize

A project of Twelve Winters Press (see other related projects).

This project is on indefinite hiatus. Check their site to find out whether this is a submission and/or publication hiatus. (April 2019)

About

Twelve Winters Press will digitally publish that oddfellow of fiction: the long short story. While literary history is filled with wonderful tales that fall between the word count of the typical short story and the novella (think “Bartleby, the Scrivener,” weighing in at almost 15,000 words, or “The Death of Ivan Ilyich” at over 22,000), contemporary editors and publishers are loath to consider them. They’re too long for consideration for nearly all literary journals, and they’re too short to be considered a stand-alone book, especially a print book. In order to fill that void and recognize the excellent writing that falls into the no-person’s-land of length, we have established The Publisher’s Long Story Prize.

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

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Awarded 2 x per year

Fiction On Hiatus

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Novelette: 8,000 - 15,000 words.
Novella: 15,000 - 22,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Experimental, Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

Unknown payment Unknown payment.

Submissions:

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

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026