Fourth Genre Steinberg Memorial Essay Prize The Steinberg Memorial Essay Prize is named in honor of Fourth Genre's founding editor, Michael J. Steinberg, The contest gives us an opportunity to highlight outstanding writers and their work. The first place winner of the contest will receive $1000 and publication in the following year's spring issue. The winner and finalists will also be announced on our Facebook page, Twitter, and website. This year's contest judge is Xu Xi, the author of fourteen books, including This Fish is Fowl: Essays of Being (2019) from University of Nebraska Press. Fourth Genre Steinberg Memorial Essay Prize 2021 Fee: usd $20.00OpenCloses on Monday, March 15, 2021 11:59 PM UTC (in 51 days)Submission GuidelinesSubmissions for the Steinberg Memorial Essay Prize are accepted from January 1st - March 15th onlyPlease include an approximate word count. No need to include a bio.Please be sure your name does not appear on the manuscript, either on the front page or in the headers or footers.6,000 word limit for contest submissionsWe accept multiple and simultaneous submissions, but you must withdraw your submission immediately if it is accepted elsewhere. Images and Derivative MaterialsAlthough we love graphic and visual elements in essays, we cannot print the inside pages in color. Any image in your essay must be effective in gray scale.All images must be minimum 300 dpi at planned publication size.It is the author/researcher’s obligation and responsibility to determine and satisfy copyright and/or other use restrictions prior to submitting materials to MSU Press for publication.Citations, permissions, and captions are required upon submission for all images, including those derived from the internet.MSU Press cannot publish such materials until written clearance is obtained.Submit Other Related ProjectsFourth GenreFourth Genre Multimedia Essay Prize