ROSEMARY DANIELL FICTION PRIZE
“Every word a woman writes changes the story of the world, revises the official version.”
—Carolyn See
Minerva Rising is seeking short story collections, novellas and novels from women writers. Just as the Goddess Minerva represented creativity, wisdom, medicine, commerce, arts and education, our press provides the opportunity for women artists to share their diverse experiences and talents.
We are particularly seeking stories that give voice to the marginalized and underrepresented. We are interested in themes that address current social issues and/or mental health, such as racial injustice, climate change and environmental impact on communities, sexuality, life transitions, aging and grief.
Submission Details:
- Submit a completed, polished manuscript of 40,000 to 70,000 words, double-spaced, paginated, 1-inch margins along with a one-page synopsis.
- Genre — literary, romance, historical fiction, mystery/suspense, speculative, hybrid.
- Prize — $1,000 and 10 copies
- Entry fee — $30
Dates: Submission now closed
Our Judge: Sherri Smith
Sherri L. Smith is the author of multiple award-winning fiction and nonfiction books for young people, including The Blossom and the Firefly, winner of the 2021 Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Golden Kite Award, and Flygirl, a California Book Awards Gold Medalist. She has been a writer-in-residence at Hedgebrook, Wellstone-in-the-Redwoods, Dorland Mountain Arts Colony, and Wassard Elea in Ascea, Italy.
Sherri holds a BFA in Film & Broadcast Journalism, an MS in Business and an MA in Humanities, as well as certificates in the Art of Archetypal Fairy Tale Analysis from the Assisi Institute, and in Enchantivism from Pacifica Graduate Institute. Enchantivism is a form of “activism for introverts” that uses deep storytelling, mythology, dreams and the environment to enact positive change in the world.
Born in Chicago, Sherri has lived on all three coasts (West, East and Lake Michigan!). In addition to public speaking, Sherri offers creativity courses as a member of the Two Trees Writers’ Collaborative and the founder of Story Forest, a liminal space where writers follow the old tales to find their own path. Sherri teaches in the MFA in Children’s Writing program at Hamline University. She lives in Los Angeles with the love of her life and a disreputable cat.
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***Simultaneous submissions are accepted. Please notify us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.
***Unfortunately we cannot accept previously published material in its entirety, however we will accept manuscripts if an excerpt has been previously published. Please note previous publications in the acknowledgments.
MINERVA RISING PRESS publishes thought-provoking and insightful stories and essays written by a diverse collective of women writers to elevate women’s voices and create a more compassionate world.