About

The Â鶹¹ÙÍø Short Fiction Award and the John Simmons Short Fiction Award are annual prizes given to two collections of stories by emerging short fiction writers, which are then published by the University of Â鶹¹ÙÍø Press. Manuscript submissions are managed and juried through the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Writers' Workshop; please click to learn more about eligibility, and to submit your story collection for consideration. Submissions are accepted between July 1 and August 31. Announcement of the winners will be made early in the following year on our .

Series pages

Â鶹¹ÙÍø Short Fiction Award

John Simmons Short Fiction Award

Previous Winners

Potential entrants wishing to read stories by previous winners may order The Â鶹¹ÙÍø Award: The Best Stories from Twenty Years and The Â鶹¹ÙÍø Award: The Best Stories, 1991-2000, both selected by Frank Conroy.