Short Story Winner receives $100 and publication in the Cherry Bleeds Anthology.

Poetry Winner receives $100 and publication in the Cherry Bleeds Anthology.

Short Story and Poetry honorary mentions will be published in the Cherry Bleeds Anthology.

Winners will be chosen from finalists blind judged by Chief Editor M. K. Chavez.

Winners will have the option, if they choose, to read their works on the Drinks with Tony radio show and they will be nominated by Cherry Bleeds for the Pushcart Prize.

For poetry, entry fee is $5 per poem or $10 for 3 poems. Poems longer than six pages not accepted.

For short stories, entry fee is $10 per manuscript up to 7,500 words. Manuscripts over 7,500 are not accepted.

Enter as often as you like. Clearly mark your submission either poetry or short story. Simultaneous submissions are A-OK.

Deadline: May 31, 2008

Enter electronically or via snail mail.

Pay the corresponding entry fee below, then email your submission as either an MS Word attachment with the file extension .doc or .rtf to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

The attachment should include a cover letter with your name, contact info and title(s) and the manuscript in which the author's name does not appear.

A fifty cent processing fee is added to partially cover PayPal fees.

Short Story Submission Fee - $10 per story

Poetry Submission Fee - $5 per poem

Poetry Submission Fee - $10 for 3 poems

Snail Mail Entries

Send cover letter with your name, contact info and title(s) along with your manuscript that only includes the title of your piece and not your name to:

Cherry Bleeds Contest
c/o Tony DuShane
PO Box 720028
San Francisco, CA 94172-0028

Include your entry fee(s) with your submission. Checks should be made out to: Cherry Bleeds.

If you would like notification of acceptance or non-acceptance via mail, include a SASE.

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Winners announced on June 20th.

If you have any questions feel free to contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and someone will get back to you as soon as possible.

And now the irritating small print so we can cover our legal asses against legal asses:

Entry fees are non-refundable. Cherry Bleeds and its editors are not responsible for submissions lost via postal transfer. If you would like a confirmation your entry was received, include a self addressed, stamped postcard. Do not send any submissions requiring signatures, i.e. via certified mail, etc.

Changes made to the title of the anthology are at the discretion of Cherry Bleeds.

Changes made to manuscript for resubmission are considered an additional submission and must include the submission fee(s).

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