The Grand Prize Winner will receive (a $155 value!):

• Publication on The Long and the Short of It website
• A banner for their blog or website (a sample of which is below)
• One year free book cover/banner advertising
• Six months of author pages
• An award certificate suitable for framing.

The First prize Winner will receive (an $85 value!):

• Publication on The Long and the Short of It website
• A banner for their blog or website
• Six months of author pages
• Three month free book cover/ banner advertising
• An award certificate suitable for framing.

The Second Prize Winner will receive (a $40 value!):

• Publication on The Long and the Short of It website
• A banner for their blog or website
• Three months book cover/banner advertising
• An award certificate suitable for framing.

Five honorable mentions will receive (a $20 value!):

• Publication on The Long and the Short of It website
• A banner for their blog or website
• An award certificate suitable for framing.

Twelve Door Prizes (randomly drawn from all participants):

• One copy of Beginnings, Middles & Ends by Nancy Kress
• Six autographed books
• Five goodie bags
   

RULES:

• Submit your entry via email with the subject line: Short Story Contest: NAME OF STORY.
• Your entry will be provided to our judges with all identifying names removed and will be scored by a rating system.
• Deadline for entry to this contest is June 14, 2008.
• The winners and runners up will be notified via email and posted on our website on July 1, 2008.
• By entering the contest, you agree to allow The Long and the Short of It to publish your entry on the LASR website, regardless of whether it is selected as a winner.
• All stories chosen to be published will be archived for a period of six months following publication. All rights revert back to the author, at the author's written request, and the story will be pulled from our archives at that time.