The Henry York Steiner Memorial Prize for Short Fiction was established as part of the Steiner Prize, established in 1913 by Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Steiner of Grinnell who endowed the annual award of a prize "for some form of creative art." The winners of the prizes are decided through an annual competition, judged every spring semester. A cash award of $500 for first prize and two awards of $100 each for second prize will be given.
Deadline: Wednesday, April 3, 2013, 4:00 p.m.
Rules and Guidelines:
1. Entrants must be currently enrolled Grinnell College students in good standing.
2. A poem or story is eligible for a prize if it has appeared in the Grinnell Review during the academic year of the prize--in other words, if it has appeared in the Fall semester's Grinnell Review. It cannot have appeared in a previous year's Grinnell Review, even if it has been significantly revised, nor have won a monetary prize or been a finalist at Grinnell College. Only students who are taking at least twelve credits on campus or in a Grinnell-approved study abroad program are eligible to submit their work.
3. Entrants may submit one or two short stories (typed, double-spaced).
4. Entrants' names should NOT appear on the pages of submitted work. Instead, an attached cover sheet should include the entrants' name, mailbox number, and story title. Cover sheets will be removed for judging so that the entries may be judged anonymously.
5. Clip rather than staple entries.
6. Submit entries to Mears Cottage 103, Academic Support Office. Also submit an electronic copy to [montgomm@grinnell.edu]. No late entries will be accepted.
7. Cash awards are $500 for first prize and $100 each for two second prize winners.
8. Award winners will be announced at the Grinnell Review Reading, Thursday, May 9, 2013.
Direct any inquiries about the contest to Dean Bakopoulos, English Department, 215 Mears Cottage, or bakopoul@grinnell.edu.
