George SingletonGeorge Singleton has published eight collections of stories, two novels, and a book of writing advice. His stories have appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, Harper’s, One Story, the Georgia Review, Southern Review, Oxford American, and elsewhere. He has received a Guggenheim fellowship, the Corrington Award for Literary Excellence, the Hillsdale Award for Fiction, and a Pushcart Prize. Singleton holds the John C. Cobb Endowed Professor in the Humanities chair at Wofford College.

Entry Guidelines

Middle School Division, Grades 6 - 8
  • Submit one story with a maximum length of 1500 words. Only one short story submission per student.
  • Stories must be double-spaced, in Times New Roman, 12-point font.
  • Please number your pages.
  • Remove any identifying information from the story (e.g., name, address, phone number).
  • Submit your work as a Word document or a pdf file.
High School Division, Grades 9 - 12
  • Submit one story with a maximum length of 2500 words. Only one short story submission per student.
  • Stories must be double-spaced, in Times New Roman, 12-point font.
  • Please number your pages.
  • Please title your work.
  • Remove any identifying information from the story (e.g., name, address, phone number).
  • Submit your work as a Word document or a pdf file.