Principal Foundation

Short Fiction Contest

Deadline: 
October 12, 2025
Cash Prize: 
$1,000
E-mail address: 

A prize of $1,000 and publication on the Short Édition website and in Principal Foundation’s Short Story Dispensers (located in six cities across the United States) will be given annually for a short story or essay “on themes related to money and personal finance.” Mateo Askaripour, Paco de Leon, David Drury, Bourree Lam, and Daniel Lefferts will judge. Using only the online submission, submit a manuscript of up to 7,500 characters of prose by October 12. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Principal Foundation, Short Fiction Contest, 711 High Street, Des Moines, IA 50392. (412) 508-2086. Wanda Bautista, Group Vice President.

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