You’ve all waited patiently, and now it’s time to announce the new Charles Carter short story contest theme: A Character Study
For this contest we want you to explore one of the most essential tenets of storytelling. Show us the broken, brilliant, triumphant and resilient people who live inside your pages. Put them in difficult situations, let them grapple with themselves and with others. Whatever you do, don’t hold back. You have a maximum of 3,500 words to write the most compelling character you can!
Dates
Opening of Submissions – September 14
Closing of Submissions – October 31
Announcement of Winners – Early December
Prizes
First place: $50, a spotlighted post on our anthology, a guaranteed space in our upcoming issue, and a picture of the Charles Carter staff giving your piece a thumbs-up
Second and third place: honorable mentions and a place in our anthology
Submission Information
No Submission Fee!
Accepted file types: .pdf and .docx
Length must not exceed 3500 words
Documents should be double-spaced, 12 size font, Times New Roman
Do NOT include name in the body of the document; there will be a space for author information in the submission form
Submissions are capped at 1 piece per individual author