Slugged: UCSC Noir Short Story Contest

15/05/2019

17/02/2019

Only 15 days left to submit! Win 200$ and get your work published! We encourage you to break the mold of Noir however you feel excited about! Remember the story must be set in Santa Cruz- Any Time Period!!

09/02/2019

Great turnout at the Noir Workshop! Now get those stories started!

31/01/2019

21/01/2019

Submission Guidelines: PLEASE READ BEFORE SUBMITTING

-The main action of your story must take place in Santa Cruz County.
- Any time period.
-Your story must be an original, never-before published story
-Word limit: 2,500
-Typed in 12 pt font and double-spaced
-Submitted in MS Word or Apple Pages
-Limit of one submission per person.
-Open to all current students
- bilingual submissions welcome
Included in your email cover letter:
(1) author's name
(2) email
(3) mailing address
(4) phone
(5) college affiliation
(6) Year
Submit to [email protected]
DEADLINE: MARCH 4
PRIZE: $200 and publication in Chinquapin Literary Magazine

29/11/2018

Just in case it isn't clear- this contest is open to current UCSC students only!

29/11/2018

Submit for a chance to win and be published! Read Submission Guidelines on the "about" page of this facebook group!

17/11/2018

15/11/2018

Looking for inspiration?

I http://www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/santa-cruz-noir/

Following in the footsteps of Los Angeles Noir, San Francisco Noir, San Diego Noir, Orange County Noir, and Oakland Noir, this new volume further reveals the seedy underbelly of the Left Coast.

13/11/2018

Check out the "Story" section of this page for the complete submission guidelines. Please read all guidelines before submitting!

13/11/2018

You’re invited to UC Santa Cruz's first-ever Noir Short Story Contest!

Stories will be blind-judged by the authors of the bestselling "Santa Cruz Noir" anthology.

Contest Deadline:
Submit an original Noir short Story based in the Santa Cruz County of up to 2,500 words to [email protected] by MARCH 4th.

Prize:
$200 and the winning story published in the 40th-anniversary edition of UCSC's own Chinquapin Literary Magazine.

Produced by Santa Cruz Noir, Kresge Writers Society, and Chinquapin Literary Magazine.

Submission Guidelines:

-The main action of your story must take place in Santa Cruz County. Any time period.

-Your story must be an original, never before published story

-Word limit: 2,500

-Typed in 12 pt font and double-spaced
-Submitted in MS Word or Apple Pages

-Limit of one submission per person.

-Open to current students

- Bilingual stories welcome

-DEADLINE MARCH 4th

Include in your email cover letter:
(1) author name
(2) email
(3) mailing address
(4) phone
(5) college affiliation
(6) Year

Submit to [email protected]