Overview

Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest

20th year. Ten cash prizes totaling $5,550. Top prize $3,000. Seeks short stories, essays and other works of prose, up to 5,000 words. Postmark deadline: March 31.

All entries that win cash prizes will be published on WinningWriters.com (over one million page views per year) and announced in the Winning Writers Newsletter, with over 40,000 subscribers.

Both published and unpublished work accepted. Fee per entry is $15, payable to Winning Writers. Judges: John H. Reid, Dee C. Konrad.

Submit online or mail to Winning Writers,
Attn: Tom Howard Short Story Contest,
351 Pleasant Street, PMB 222,
Northampton, MA 01060.

Winning Writers is one of the “101 Best Websites for Writers” (Writer’s Digest, 2005-2011).

More information: www.winningwriters.com/tomstory

Eligible media

Literary Arts