• Alexander Chee, winner of the Whiting award, the Michener Copernicus Prize, the AAWW Lit Award and the Lambda Editor’s Choice Prize
• Jaed Coffin, the author of A Chant to Soothe Wild Elephants. 

PRIZES

One (1) GRAND PRIZE WINNER

• $1,000 cash prize
• Publication in Hyphen magazine to 10,000 eager readers.
• One-year subscription to Hyphen magazine
• One-year membership to AAWW, the premiere literary arts nonprofit in the country dedicated to Asian American literature.

Ten (10) FINALISTS

• One-year subscription to Hyphen magazine
• One-year membership to AAWW, premiere Asian American  with over 800 members and an annual audience total of 11,000.

Qualifications and Guidelines

• Open to all writers of Asian descent living in the United States and Canada. Previous employees, consultants, or volunteers of Hyphen or AAWW are not eligible.
• Limited to short works of previously unpublished fiction, including short stories, novellas and excerpts from novels; the latter must stand alone as a separate work. No required theme.
• Up to 6,000 words in length.

Instructions

·         The submission process has two easy steps, both of which must be completed by March 31, 2010  APRIL 12, 2010 (DEADLINE EXTENDED) and accompanied by a $20 entry fee. [March 31, 2010 April 12, 2010 postmark deadline]

·         First, pay the $20 entry fee by buying one ticket below. You will receive a registration email with a Transaction ID, so please double check that you are typing your email correctly.

·         Next, mail us TWO copies of your short story with the title, page numbers, and Transaction ID on the top right of every page. The story should not feature any other identifying information, such as your name, phone number, or email address. Submissions should be double-spaced and mailed to: 

Short Story Contest

Hyphen

17 Walter U. Lum Place?

San Francisco, CA 94108

Note: Manuscripts may be under consideration elsewhere, but please notify us immediately if your story is accepted for publication. Hyphen retains first publication rights and the right to publish a portion of the story on its website. All rights revert to the author upon publication.

Entrants will be notified by or on Wednesday, June 16 2010. Winner will receive award and payment when story is published in Fall 2010 issue of Hyphen, to be published on August 15, 2010. 

For more details, including information on the judges of the competition, visit: www.hyphenmagazine.com or www.aaww.org or contact Neelanjana Banerjee at neelanjana.banerjee@hyphenmagazine.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it