You heard it here first, kids! We’re here to announce the 1st Annual Hot Metal Bridge Fiction Contest judged by none other than novelist Tom Perrotta.
All entries will be considered for publication in future issues of Hot Metal Bridge and the winning entry will be published in the Fall 2009 issue and win a hundred dollar prize. Please submit no individual story longer than 10,000 words. But feel free to enter as many times as you like, just keep in mind that each entry costs $10 dollars. Send your work as an attachment to HotMetalPrize@gmail.com. Then send your check–payable to the University of Pittsburgh–to
Sal Pane
Department of English
University of Pittsburgh
526 Cathedral of Learning
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Please keep in mind that we will not read your work until we receive your entry fee. Also, HMB Editors will winnow the field down to the top five before Tom Perrotta selects the winning entries. The contest is officially open and will run until August 12th. Good luck!
-Sal Pane and Geoff Peck