Original short stories by Nebraska authors are currently being accepted for the 2011 Bess Streeter Aldrich Foundation’s short story contest.
Story length should be 1,000-2,000 words (there is no minimum word requirement for the Intermediate category) and submissions should be written in the wholesome spirit displayed by Bess Streeter Aldrich in her works. No essays, please. Books by the author that writers can read to get ideas about content and style are:
- Short Works 1907-1919
- Mother Mason
- Short Works 1920-1954
- The Rim of the Prairie
- The Cutters
- A Lantern in her Hand
- Spring Came on Forever
- A White Bird Flying
- Miss Bishop
- Song of Years
- The Lieutenant’s Lady
- Journey into Christmas
- The Drum Goes Dead
- The Man who Caught the Weather
Age categories are Adult, High School, Middle School, and Intermediate School. Cash prizes will be awarded at the annual Spring Banquet of the Bess Streeter Aldrich Foundation. The due date for submissions is the author’s birthday, February 17, 2011 (postmark date). Send submissions to: Bess Streeter Aldrich Foundation, P.O. Box 167, Elmwood, NE 68349. A complete list of rules can be found at
http://www.bessstreeteraldrich.org/contest.html.
