The Rose Metal Press Fourth Annual Short Short Chapbook Contest submission period begins October 15 and ends December 1, 2009. The 2009 judge will be Dinty W. Moore. The winner will have his/her chapbook published in summer 2010, with an introduction by the contest judge. During the submission period, please email your 25–40 page double-spaced manuscript of short short stories under 1000 words to rosemetalpress@gmail.com with a $10 reading fee via Paypal or check. You can find the link to pay the fee here.

And while I promise it won’t be all chick talk all the time, on the heels of the Publisher’s Weekly discussion I’ll also just mention that Rose Metal has received very few manuscripts from women writers. They’d really like to see more balance in the submission pool. Send your damn chapbooks in, bitches.