Duane Stein Short Story Contest

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Wisconsin middle and high school students can enter an original short story of up to 2500 words
Prizes for 1st ($2000), 2nd ($1000), and 3rd ($500) place selected by a panel

Duane Stein Short Story Contest Information

This competition is in honor of Duane Stein, a beloved educator in the Waukesha School District from 1974 to 2011. Stein is well-known for his enthusiasm and encouragement in various classes and in leading the Academic Decathlon Teams at Waukesha North High School and Waukesha West High School.

First place: $2,000
Second place: $1,000
Third place: $500

All winners will be announced at the 2024 Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books Awards Ceremony at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Waukesha. The ceremony will take place during a reception on Friday, November 8 at 7 pm. Preliminary judges for this contest will be former students of Stein’s, and the final decision will be made by Stein himself.

For further information on the competition and awards contact shortstorymatch@gmail.com.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

Student must be a Wisconsin resident, currently enrolled in a middle school, high school, online school, or home-schooled and under the age of 19
Length of story: up to 2500 words
Submissions must be in English
Any FICTION genre will be accepted
Original, unpublished work, including online
All work must be submitted as Word document (.doc), Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced, one-inch margins
Name, address, phone number, email in the upper left-hand corner of first page
Page number in upper right corner
Must have THE END after story text
Email submissions between September 1 and October 6, 2024 to: shortstorymatch@gmail.com