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9/06

DSM Chapbook Contest (Closed)

By Kevin Murphy

Chapbook Contest in Dark Sky Magazine

9/6: Submissions to the DSM Chapbook Contest are now closed. Thanks to all who entered. We’ll announce the winner in the coming weeks.

The skinny: We’re seeking short fiction and/or novellas. It’s cool if some of the stories contained in your chapbook have already been published, but it’ll help your chances considerably if also contained therein is a smattering of original, unpublished stuff. Sorry, trailblazer, but your novella has gotta be previously unpublished. And we’re capping the content at 60 pages. Nothing longer than that, please.

The Judges: DSM editors Brian Allen Carr and Kevin Murphy.

The Design: DSM will handle all the heavy lifting in terms of laying out the chapbook. We will also supply the art, or, should you be a kickass writer and an artist on the bloom, you can supply the art (which is to say, we’ll work it out).

The Numbers: We will print 100 copies of the winning chapbook. After that quota has been filled, the chapbook will be available as a PDF download on DSM. The author will receive 20 copies (these won’t be deducted from the 100 copies). “Royalties” will be paid to the author.

Enter: To enter the contest, visit the DSM Paypal page. It costs five bucks to enter the contest. You’ll receive a confirmation number. Once you receive the confirmation number, submit your novella or story collection as a Text document via email to DSM Fiction Editors. Be sure to write “DSM Chapbook Contest” in the subject line.

Deadline: August 31, 2010. September 5, 2010.

Thanks for your interest, and good luck!

PAY A COUPLE BUCKS TO ENTER.

SEND DSM YOUR SUBMISSION.

9 Comments
Mel Bosworth said:

there will be blood.

kevin said:

spill it, sir. spill it.

David Backer said:

You know those small, stupid epiphanies that come once or twice a day? I just realized that Dark Sky Magazine (DSM) shares an acronym with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).

Yes. I’ll be submitting something.

kevin said:

Ha! Yes, you are correct. And don’t think we overlook the similarities. We look forward to your diagnosis, er, submission, David.

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Tara Laskowski said:

Yay! Thank you for doing this. There needs to be more of these kinds of contests and publishers willing to take chances on short fiction. There’s a market out there! So cheers to you.

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