Willow Springs Books is a literary press housed in Eastern Washington University’s Inland Northwest Center for Writers in Spokane, Washington and operates under the direction of poet Christopher Howell. Each year, we host the Spokane Prize for Short Fiction. Past judges have included Rick Bass, William Kittredge, Jess Walter, John Keeble, Shawn Vestal, Sharma Shields, Alexis Smith, and Molly Giles. Please view each category for guidelines or visit willowspringsbooks.org/submit.
In light of the history of underrepresentation of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) in the publishing world, and given the particular economic hardship that COVID-19 is causing to BIPOC, we are extending the deadline of the Spokane Prize in Short Fiction to July 15 for all BIPOC. Additionally, we're offering a reduced submission fee of $15.
Manuscripts must have a minimum of three (3) stories of fiction totaling at least 98 pages.
All United States authors, regardless of publication history, are eligible. Manuscripts must contain page numbers and a table of contents. There is no maximum page count and stories may have been previously published in journals, anthologies, or limited edition volumes, but cannot have been published in a previous collection by the author.
One manuscript per submission.
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If you'd like to order wholesale, please contact us at willowspringsbooks@gmail.com