We’re pleased to announce the seventh annual Larry Brown Short Story Award. 

Contest Guidelines

Please read the guidelines carefully before submitting

• The submitted story must be less than 4,000 words
• No previously published work will be considered
• The writer’s name and contact information should only appear within the cover letter box in Submittable; submissions will be judged blindly by our guest judge
• Again, no identifying information should appear on the submitted manuscript pages
• There’s a $10 entry fee for each story submission. A discounted submission category is open to BIPOC writers.
• Writers can submit multiple entries; however, each entry must be submitted separately and each entry requires an entry fee and cover letter with an address and phone number
• Simultaneous submissions are fine; however, please withdraw the story immediately if it’s accepted elsewhere
• The winners and honorable mentions will be notified by December 15th, 2022, and the prize money will be awarded the day after publication on January 2nd, 2023
• Those selected as honorable mentions will have the chance to be published alongside the winning selections in the January 2023 issue of Pithead Chapel

For more information, visit https://pitheadchapel.com/larrybrown/.