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About
Whether you're a player or a fan, or the kid who counted the minutes till gym class was over, sports can bring out the best and the worst in human nature. In this arena, teamwork, loyalty, courage, disappointment, failure, fame (and shame), and second chances are regularly on display. Sports can reinforce bullying and social dominance, or offer personal empowerment to an underdog. Yet stories and essays about sports are too often dismissed as "genre writing". This contest aims to bridge the gap between the worlds of physical culture and literary culture. We'd like to see the jocks and the writers sit down at the same lunchroom table and discover that they're both on a journey of self-transformation through disciplined risk-taking...and that they both really, really like to win.
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Country of Publication
United States |
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Publication Medium & Contest Frequency
EElectronic Publication | Electronic Publication | Awarded 1 x per year. |
Fiction Closed
- Audience:
- Unknown
- Genres:
- Styles:
- Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.
- Topics:
- Unknown
- Types/Lengths:
Type | Length Details |
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SShort Story Short Story | 1,000 - 6,000 words. |
- Winner's Prize:
- We list broad pay categories rather than prize specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
PProfessional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word). |
- Submissions:
Electronic | Postal | Reprints | Simultaneous | Multi-Entries | Media |
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OK | No | OK | OK | OK | Text format submissions |
- Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.
Nonfiction Closed
- Audience:
- Unknown
- Styles:
- Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.
- Topics:
- Unknown
- Types/Lengths:
Type | Length Details |
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EEssay Essay | Up to 6,000 words. |
NNarrative Nonfiction Narrative Nonfiction | Up to 6,000 words. |
- Winner's Prize:
- We list broad pay categories rather than prize specifics. Check with the publisher for details.
PProfessional payment (5 or more US cents per word) Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word). |
- Submissions:
Electronic | Postal | Reprints | Simultaneous | Multi-Entries | Media |
---|
OK | No | OK | OK | OK | Text format submissions |
- Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.
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