Cherry Bleeds Literary Grand Prize award to one work of poetry and one short story.
Prizes

Short Story Winner receives $100 and publication in the Cherry Bleeds Anthology.

Poetry Winner receives $100 and publication in the Cherry Bleeds Anthology.

Short Story and Poetry honorary mentions will be published in the Cherry Bleeds Anthology.

Winners will be chosen from finalists blind judged by Chief Editor M. K. Chavez.

Winners will have the option, if they choose, to read their works on the Drinks with Tony radio show.

How To Enter:

For poetry, entry fee is $5 per poem or $10 for 3 poems. Poems longer than six pages not accepted.

For short stories, entry fee is $10 per manuscript up to 7,500 words. Manuscripts over 7,500 are not accepted.

Enter as often as you like. Clearly mark your submission either poetry or short story. Simultaneous submissions A-OK.

Deadline: May 31, 2008

Enter electronically or via snail mail.

Internet entries:

Pay the corresponding entry fee at: www.cherrybleeds.com/contest.html then email your submission as either an MS Word attachment with the file extension .doc or .rtf to cherrybleedscontest@gmail.com.

The attachment should include a cover letter with your name, contact info and title(s) and the manuscript in which the author’s name does not appear.

We will send you an email that your submission was received.

A fifty cent processing fee is added to partially cover PayPal fees.

Short Story Submission Fee - $10 per story

Poetry Submission Fee - $5 per poem

Poetry Submission Fee - $10 for 3 poems

Snail Mail Entries

Send cover letter with your name, contact info and title(s) along with your manuscript that only includes the title of your piece and not your name to:

Cherry Bleeds Contest
c/o Tony DuShane
PO Box 720028
San Francisco, CA 94172-0028

Include your entry fee(s) with your submission. Checks should be made out to: Cherry Bleeds.

If you would like notification of acceptance or non-acceptance via mail, include a SASE.

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Winners announced on June 20th.

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