Announcing The Journal’s Second Annual Contest

The Journal is pleased to announce its second annual contest in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. The winner in each genre will receive a $500 prize and will have his/her work featured in the Winter 2014 print issue of The Journal. All entries will be considered for publication. This year’s contest judges are Claire Vaye Watkins (fiction), Ira Sukrungruang (nonfiction), and Aimee Nezhukumatathil (poetry).

Fiction and nonfiction entries should include one story or one essay. Poetry entries should include 1-5 poems. Simultaneous submissions are allowed; however, submitters must notify The Journal immediately via email if their work is accepted elsewhere.

Contest entries will only be accepted via The Journal’s online Submittable submissions manager. Submitters should include their name, contact information, etc. in the Submittable submissions form. The title of the contest submission should be the title of the piece(s) submitted. Do NOT include your name or any other identifying information in the submissions title or in the manuscript itself. Submissions that fail to adhere to these guidelines will not be considered.

Each contest submission must be accompanied by a $15 entry fee, which includes a one-year subscription to The Journal. Multiple submissions are permitted for the contest; however, each additional submission must be accompanied by a new entry fee. Close friends, family, and former students of the judges are prohibited from entering. The contest entry deadline is May 1.

Michael Larson was born and raised on a horse farm in the small town of Rainier, Washington. He earned his B.A. from Dartmouth College, before moving to Mutsu, Japan, where he lived and worked as a middle-school English teacher for two years. He is currently in the Creative Writing MFA Program at The Ohio State University, and serves as online editor for The Journal.