2026 Press 53 Award for Short Fiction
Deadline: December 31, 2025
Awarded to an outstanding, unpublished collection of stories. Reading Fee: $30. Award: publication, $1,000 advance, 53 copies. If runner-up is named, publication, $500 advance, 25 copies. Submit online via Submittable until December 31. Press 53 publisher Kevin Morgan Watson will serve as judge. Winner and finalists announced by May 3, 2026. Publication in May 2027. Details at www.Press53.com/award-for-short-fiction.