Welcome to the George Clayton Johnson Short Fiction Award for 2025.

The first year, 2025, we will accept entries from the United States and Canada including those from any students who attend school in these countries. A panel of judges will decide the winners.

Categories:

• Under 14 (Enter here)

• 14-17 (Enter at https://www.blueberrylanebooks.com/?page_id=65)

• 18 and up (Enter at https://www.blueberrylanebooks.com/?page_id=65)

Prizes:

The first-place winners for 2025 in each category will receive $100 plus featured publication in the prize year anthology and one free copy of the print edition.

Runners-up (number to be determined based on total word count) will also be published in the anthology and receive a free copy of the pdf.

Key Dates:

• Submission Acceptance Begins June 19, 2025

• Submission Deadline is September 15, 2025

• Registration will be simultaneous with submission.

2025 Theme: A Little Touch of Strange. Any genre. Present day only. "Sometimes the unexpected consequences are much more dramatic than the intentions." -George Clayton Johnson

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