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Fourth Genre Steinberg Memorial Essay Prize 19

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The Steinberg 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.

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

United States

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Print Publication Print PublicationAwarded 1 x per year.

Nonfiction Temp Closed

Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 January 2025 12:00 AM MST (in 237 days) through 15 March 2025. 0

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Essay EssayUp to 6,000 words.
Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

Professional payment (5 or more US cents per word) 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: Duosuma (submission manager).
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are allowed.
Media: Text.


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Fourth Genre Steinberg Memorial Essay Prize Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.
This project ranks among the 25 Most Challenging Nonfiction Publishers in our database.
AccuracyWe have received 103 reports from 100 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported63 min | 140.1 mean avg | 141.0 median | 215 max days (28.7 std dev)
Responses92.23 %
Acceptances3.88 % of submissions accepted (138.8 avg. days per acceptance) | 4.00 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections88.35 % (143.5 avg. days per rejection) | 33.0 % personal, 67.0 % form, 0.0 % unspecified
Non-Responses7.77 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded-
Withdrawals7.77 % (102.5 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending14 responses are pending (38 min | 69.4 mean avg | 63.5 median | 106 max days waiting | 19.8 std dev) from 14 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $20.00.
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 10 Aug 2023.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 01 Apr 2023.

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Dates

Last Updated: 02 May 2024
Last Audited: 07 Feb 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 17 Aug 2012

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