Scribes Valley is now open for entries in our 20th annual Short Story Contest. We'd love to see what you've been working on! Enter the Scribes Valley Writing Contest ! Hard to believe this is our 20th year. We must be doing something right! Full contest guidelines and rules can be found on our website. Maximum word length: 5,000 Deadline: November 30, 2022 Winners announced around January 31, 2023 Entry fee: $8 US Prizes include: all finalists published in print/electronic anthology. Monetary reward for top 1-3 finalists based on participation (the more entries, the bigger the prize amounts).