It’s that time of year again! PRISM’s annual Jacob Zilber Prize for Short Fiction is now open for submissions. The prize is named for Jacob Zilber, who played a central role founding the University of British Columbia’s department of creative writing, (the very first of its kind in Canada) and PRISM international (us!).
We are beyond thrilled to have Kristen Arnett as this year’s judge. Kristen is the NYT bestselling author of the debut novel Mostly Dead Things (Tin House, 2019). She is a queer fiction and essay writer. Her story collection, Felt in the Jaw, was published by Split Lip Press and was awarded the 2017 Coil Book Award. She is a Spring 2020 Shearing Fellow at Black Mountain Institute. Her next two books (Samson: A Novel and With Foxes: Stories) will be published by Riverhead Books. You can find her on Twitter here: @Kristen_Arnett
The deadline for this year’s prize has been extended to January 31, 2020. Enter today for a shot at publication in PRISM and a sweet cash prize ($1,500 for the grand prize, $600 for the runner-up, and $400 for the second runner-up)! Click here to read the full guidelines and to submit your short story.