Appalachia Bare turns 5 this year, and we are celebrating! Our magazine cannot express how honored and humbled we have been to share the past five years of this little internet niche with our audience. We have striven to provide a venue for cre…
Our magazine cannot express how honored and humbled we have been to share the past five years of this little internet niche with our audience.
We have striven to provide a venue for creative Appalachians, born here or transplanted. We have sought to provide a place where stories and histories are told, bare and unfaltering, with respect and decency. It has been our great pleasure to have met and published so many impressive and talented people. And we are grateful for each and every one of you—our submitters, subscribers, readers, perusers, and scrollers. In these five years, we have published over 425 works and quality content, and we will continue to review, refine, and reshape so we can walk an even better creative journey with you all.
We'd like to celebrate our 5th year anniversary by elevating exceptional Appalachian talent, as we have a little fun too. From time to time, we sponsor contests in particular genres. So . . . we are excited to announce our 2024
Appalachia Bare Folklore Fiction Contest
Read the following contest rules, guidelines, and information and submit your best work.
We look forward to your submissions!
Contest Guidelines
Image: Mari Helin, Unsplash
Create a short story that includes one of the following Appalachian folklore creatures:
Appalachian Chupacabra
Batboy
Cherokee Little People (Nûñnë'hï)
Flatwoods Monster
Grassman
Hillbilly Beast
Kentucky Goblins
Kentucky Hellhound
Mothman
White Thang
Pitty Pat
Pope Lick Monster
Sheepsquatch
Skunk Monkey
Snarly Yow
Tennessee Wildman
Tommyknockers
Veggieman
Virginia Devil Monkey
CattaWampus
Woodbooger
Yahoo
For more information about these creatures, take a look at Appalachia Bare's three-part series about folklore creatures:
Only one short story per person, not to exceed 1,500 words (title not included). Entries over 1,500 words will not be considered.
Contest submissions must be attached in anemail to submissions@appalachiabare.com with the word "contest" in the subject line. Submissions must be in Microsoft Word.doc or doc.x or PDF format. Google docs will not be considered.
Please also include a cover letter with your name, contact information, and a brief (100 words or less) third person bio.
Deadline for contest submissions is midnight on November 12, 2024.
Appalachia Bare staff is not eligible for this contest.
Awards
Image: Giorgio Trovato, Unsplash
First Prize
$100.00 – This recipient will receive, via the United States Postal Service, a $100.00 pre-paid VISA card and a certificate award. The first-place story will be featured as such in Appalachia Bare.
Second Prize
$50.00 – This recipient will receive, via the United States Postal Service, a $50.00 pre-paid VISA card and a certificate award. The second-place story will be featured as such in Appalachia Bare.
Third Prize
$25.00 – This recipient will receive, via the United States Postal Service, a $25.00 pre-paid VISA card and a certificate award. The third-place story will be featured as such in Appalachia Bare.
One Honorable Mention
This recipient will receive, via the United States Postal Service, a certificate award. The Honorable Mention story will be featured as such in Appalachia Bare.
Winner Announcement
Image: Zachary Nelson, Unsplash
Winners will be announced December 3, 2024 and will be published beginning January 15, 2025.
Please be sure to include a cover letter with your submission which contains name, address, phone number, email, and a short (100 words or less), third person bio. If we don't have your address, we can't send your award. And that would make us sad.
Deadline for contest submissions is midnight on November 12, 2024.
Email questions or concerns to info@appalachiabare.com.
Disclaimer
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By submitting, the writer attests this work is human generated, personal, and original.
Appalachia Bare claims first publishing rights that return to the writer after being published.
Appalachia Bare is not responsible for any lost submissions.
Appalachia Bare reserves the right to refuse submissions with hate speech or hate images, gratuitous nudity, or violently explicit content.
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