14th Annual Short Story Contest!

Attention all short-form writers! The Austin Chronicle announces its 14th annual Short Story Contest! More information available at austinchronicle.com/shortstory and in future issues, but here are the crucial details: Postmark deadline for submissions is Dec. 12; work must be unpublished, typewritten, and no longer than 2,500 words; work must be accompanied by a cover letter that contains name, address, e-mail, and phone number of the author, as well as the story's title (author's name must not appear on the manuscript); one entry per person; staff of the Chronicle, freelancers who have contributed more than one article since September 2004, and first- through fifth-place winners from the 2004 contest are ineligible.