University of Louisville Calvino Prize for Short Fiction

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Closes

October 1, 2026, 8 days left

Effort

About 90 minutes

Cost to apply

$25

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What it is

An annual prize for a work of short fiction written in the style of Italo Calvino that refreshes, renews, or reorients the sense of what a story can do. The winner will be judged by Diane Cook.

Who it is for

Writers who can submit a short story or sequence of flash fiction up to 25 pages written in the style of Italo Calvino.

Eligibility unconfirmed. Check the residency and nationality rules on the source before applying.

US artists

Where

United States

When

October 1, 2026, 8 days left

Programme dates not listed

What you get

$2,000 cash prize, publication in Miracle Monocle, and travel and lodging to give a reading in Louisville, Kentucky.

What you need to apply

Short story or sequence of flash fiction

How long it takes

About 90 minutes

Short application. Estimated from the 1 item this application asks for, not from the organisation.

Cost to apply

$25

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Go to the application

http://miraclemonocle.com/competitions