In conjunction with Leisure Books,
The Chiaroscuro is proud to present:

THE 14TH CHIAROSCURO SHORT STORY CONTEST

PLEASE NOTE: The contest is now closed. Final results will be posted by July 31st, 2008.

JUDGES:

Nancy Baker
Claude Lalumière
Derek McCormack
David Nickle
Cherie Priest
Peter Straub (tie-breaking judge)

PRIZES:

1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes: Publication in ChiZine: Treatments of Light and Shade in Words at seven (7) cents per word (USD).

There will also be five honourable mentions.

GUIDELINES:

• Dark.
• Well-written.
• 4,000 words or less.
• Rich Text Format or Microsoft Word attachment.
• No reprints.
• No simultaneous submissions.
• No multiple submissions.
• Send to ONLY this address:

(Submissions sent to any other address will be deleted unread.)

All submissions will be stripped of author identification and sent to the judges via a third party.

Winners and honourable mentions will be announced by July 31st, 2008. The top three placers will be published in ChiZine issue #38 (October–December, 2008).

(Note: ChiZine editorial staff members are ineligible for this contest.)