2013 Far Horizons Award for Short Fiction

The Malahat Review, Canada’s premier literary magazine, invites emerging short-story writers from Canada and abroad to enter the Far Horizons Award for Short Fiction.

Eligible authors have yet to publish their fiction in book form. One prize of $1,000 (CAD) is awarded. Authors contributing to The Malahat Review have won or been nominated for National Magazine Awards for Fiction, the Pushcart Prize, and the Journey Prize.

2013 Deadline

The deadline for the 2013 Far Horizons short fiction contest is May 1, 2013 (postmark date).

Guidelines

  • Eligible writers have yet to publish their fiction in book form and may submit one short story per entry.
  • The story must not exceed 3,500 words. Please double space your work.
  • Entry fee required:
    • $25 CAD for Canadian entries;
    • $30 US for American entries;
    • $35 US for entries from Mexico and outside North America.
  • Entrants receive a one-year subscription to The Malahat Review for themselves or a friend.
  • Short stories previously published or accepted for publication elsewhere are not eligible.
  • The Malahat Review makes no distinction between online and print publication. Work published by an online journal, on a personal website, or in a blog is considered to be previously published.
  • Entrants’ anonymity is preserved throughout the judging. Contact information (including an email address) should not appear on the submission, but along with the title on an enclosed separate page.
  • No submissions will be accepted by email.
  • The winner and finalists will be notified via email.
  • Entrants will not be notified about the judges’ decisions even if an SASE is enclosed for this purpose.
  • The winner and finalists will be announced on The Malahat's web site and facebook page, with the publication of only the winning entry in The Malahat Review’s Fall 2013 issue.
  • The winner will be interviewed. The interview will appear on our website and in Malahat lite, the magazine’s e-newsletter, in September 2013.
  • No entries will be returned, even if accompanied by an SASE.
  • Send entries and enquiries to:
    The Malahat Review
    Far Horizons Award for Short Fiction
    University of Victoria
    P.O. Box 1700
    Stn CSC
    Victoria, B.C. V8W 2Y2
    Canada
    Email: malahat@uvic.ca
    Telephone: 250-721-8524
    Fax: 250-472-5051

Contest Entry Fees

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By Cheque or Money Order: Enclose a cheque or money order in Canadian or US funds with your entry.
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Previous Winners