18th year. Ten cash prizes totaling $5,550. Top prize $3,000. Seeks short stories, essays and other works of prose, up to 5,000 words. Winning entries published online. Both published and unpublished work accepted. Fee per entry is $15, payable to Winning Writers. Judges: J.H. Reid, D.C. Konrad.

Submit online or mail to:

Winning Writers
Attn: Tom Howard Short Story Contest
351 Pleasant St PMB 222
Northampton MA 01060

http://www.winningwriters.com/tomstory