The Â鶹¹ÙÍø Short Fiction Award has been presented annually since 1969. In 1998 the University of Â鶹¹ÙÍø Press instituted the John Simmons Short Fiction Award—named after the first director of the Press—to complement the ongoing award series. Both national competitions are juried through the Â鶹¹ÙÍø Writers’ Workshop. Serious critical consideration is guaranteed by such final judges as Alison Lurie, Raymond Carver, Marilynne Robinson, James Salter, Kevin Brockmeier, and Ethan Canin.
