The George Garrett Fiction Prize

The George Garrett Fiction Prize

Winner Receives: $2,000 Advance + Publication

2025 Judge: TBD

General Guidelines

• Submissions are open July 1 - September 30.
• Submissions are accepted through Submittable only.
• A fee of $28 must be paid at the time of submission.
• Open to anyone writing in English. Translations are not eligible.
• Stories or excerpts may have been published individually in magazines or anthologies, but the collection as a whole must be unpublished.
• Simultaneous submissions are acceptable. Please notify TRP immediately by withdrawing the manuscript via Submittable if the manuscript is accepted elsewhere.
• Current and former students and faculty of Sam Houston State University are not eligible.
• Family and current or former students* of the final judge or TRP staff are not eligible.
• Current and former TRP authors are not eligible.
• Submitters must be 18+ years of age.
• Winner receives a $2,000 advance, a standard royalty contract, and 10 copies of the published book.

*Writers who studied with TRP staff or the final judge for a semester-length period are not eligible. Writers who studied with TRP staff or the final judge for two-week residencies, single workshops, or other instances less than a semester in length are eligible, provided the work submitted is previously unseen by TRP staff or the final judge.

Manuscript Guidelines

• Manuscripts may be novels or short story collections with a total word count of between 40,000 and 80,000 words.
• Please include a table of contents (if applicable), title page, and page numbers.
• Please double-space and use a 12pt. font.
• Do not include an acknowledgments page.
• Submissions are anonymous. Please remove any identifying information from the manuscript.
• Submit as a .pdf, .docx, or .doc file format.
• No revisions will be accepted once the manuscript is uploaded.

This contest honors award-winning author George Garrett (1929-2008).