The headline pretty much sums it up. If you’ve ever even briefly thought that your short fiction might impress the author of Little Children and Bad Haircut, now’s the time to take a chance. The final day to submit for the contest is August 12th. Details follow:
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
-Sal Pane and Geoff Peck