Eric Hoffer Award for short prose

Each year, outstanding works of short prose deserve wider recognition. The Eric Hoffer Award for short prose recognizes excellence in writing with a $500 prize and various honors and distinctions.

Works of short prose (short stories or short creative nonfiction) must be less than 10,000 words, previously unpublished, or published with a circulation of less than 500. The winning prose and selected nominations are published annually in the anthology, Best New Writing.

Anyone can submit prose for The Hoffer Award.

Submitting to the Eric Hoffer Award & Best New Writing
1) Place your story in the body of an e-mail.
2) Place your personal information at the end of the story.
3) Place the word "submission" and your title in the subject line.
4) Send your e-mail nomination to submission@BestNewWriting.com

This e-mail address has been reserved for nominations only. Submissions are read quarterly following the last day of March, June, September, and December. You will receive a response within two weeks of those dates. If your story is promoted to the next level, it is being considered for the Hoffer prize. We will notify you of the judging progress between May and July, if not much sooner.

Full submission guidelines here.

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