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BOA Short Fiction Prize

Award Amount
$1,000
Award Amount
Application deadline
April 30, 2025
Application deadline
Awarded By:

BOA Editions, Ltd.

Number of Awards & Eligibility: One award offered annually.
In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
  1. This award is for U.S. students.
  2. Must be 18 years of age or older at the time of submission.
  3. Must be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident.
  4. Must have an interest in writing fiction.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description: This writing contest is open to amatuer writers in the United States who submit a previously unpublished work of short fiction. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older at the time of submission.

Application requirements for the BOA Short Fiction Prize are:

  • Application form
  • Fiction manuscript
  • $25 application fee
Additional Information: Initiated in 2007, BOA's American Reader Series has published more than 20 short story collections. These collections feature voices more concerned with the artfulness of their writing than the twists and turns of plot. In 2018, the eigth BOA Short Fiction Prize will be awarded to a collection of short stories. As with BOA Edition's poetry, the first criterion for publishing any book will be its artistic excellence.

Award Amount: $1,000 annually, non-renewable.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $1,000.

About BOA Editions, Ltd.:
Contact Information: x ,x
Address: P.O. Box 30971 Rochester, New York 14604

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