Eckleburg is pleased to announce the Gertrude Stein Award in Fiction winners and finalists. Thank you to all who submitted. It is always a difficult task choosing among such talented voices and storytelling.
Gertrude Stein Award: First Place
“Frittura” by Judith Goode
Second Place
“Little Sister” by Jarrett Kaufman
Third Place
“Angel” by Jason Harris
Gertrude Stein Award Finalists
Sean McCarthy
S. J. Powers
Daren Schuettpelz
About the Gertrude Stein Award
The Gertrude Stein Award began in 2013 with a mission to celebrate excellence in literature with an eye toward storytelling in both innovative and traditional forms. the best literature published in the United States, expand its audience, and ensure that books have a prominent place in our culture. Past winners include Faerl Torres, Jacob Appel, Andrew McLinden and Jill Birdsall. Guest judges include Rick Moody, Chris Mazza, Weston Cutter, Mary Krienke, Natanya Ann Pulley and Mary Stein.
Eligibility
All stories in English no more than 8,000 words are eligible. Stories published previously in print or online venues are eligible if published after January 1, 2011. Stories can be submitted by authors, editors, publishers, and agents. Simultaneous and multiple submissions allowed. Each individual story must be submitted separately, with separate payment regardless of word count.
Manuscript
DO NOT include identifying information in your manuscript headers or anywhere else on the manuscript. Please include identifying information, bio (if you like), etc. in the cover letter section of your submission, but this should not be uploaded as part of the manuscript submission. Blind submissions please. All submissions not following this policy will be deleted unread and without refund.
Stories must be submitted online and in manuscript form (please don’t upload entire anthologies or collections), double-spaced, Times New Roman, one-inch margins. Must be in English. Experimental to mainstream with punch aesthetic welcome. Intermedia (text that includes visual) welcome. No film or audio.
Publication
Award-winning manuscripts will be published by The Doctor T. J. Eckleburg Review. Finalists and Honorable Mentions will be listed with titles and author names. By submitting, submitters verify copyright holding and give Eckleburg rights to publish, republish and use the winning works in promotional efforts and anthology printing both print and online.
