We’re pleased to announce that submissions are now open for the second annual Stephen Dixon Award for Short Fiction, in honor of the extraordinary work and life of long-time McSweeney’s author Stephen Dixon.
The Stephen Dixon Award for Short Fiction recognizes an emerging fiction writer who is experimenting with form and expanding the boundaries of storytelling.
The submissions will be reviewed by a panel of editors and fiction writers, along with McSweeney’s editors. The winning piece will receive $1,750 and will be published in a forthcoming issue of McSweeney’s Quarterly. The runner-up will receive $750, as well as publication in a forthcoming issue of McSweeney’s Quarterly.
This year’s panel consists of Steven Dunn, Vi Khi Nao, Joseph Grantham
The award is made possible by the generous support of Stephen’s daughters, Sophia Frydman and Antonia Frydman.
Guidelines
— The piece must be original and not previously published online or in print
— The author must not have published a book or have a book forthcoming at the time of submitting
— Word count limit: Under 9K
— Submissions open January 24, 2025, at 10 a.m. PST and close when we reach 200 stories (this may take minutes, days, or weeks)