Doug Fir Fiction Award Deadline 9/8

Every Story Begins Somewhere

At The Bear Deluxe Magazine, the Pacific Northwest environmental arts publication, many short fiction stories and their authors find first recognition through the Doug Fir Fiction Award. Now in its third year, this annual contest celebrates writing related to the natural world, sense of place or environmental issues.

Postmark deadline: September 8, 2009

Prize: $1,000 and national publication

This year's judge is Plazm editor, author of The Half Life and Livability, Jon Raymond

Word limit: 5,000

$15 reading fee

Mail formatted submissions and entry fee (check or money order in U.S. dollars) to

Orlo/The Bear Deluxe Magazine,

P.O. Box 10342, Portland, Oregon 97296 USA

Complete submission guidelines: www.orlo.org

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