Each fall, Meridian sponsors an Editors' Prize Contest in fiction and poetry with $1,000 awarded in each genre. The entry fee is $16, which includes a reading of your work, a subscription to Meridian, and a chance at the $1,000 prize. Entries from the U.S. will receive a one-year, two-issue subscription to Meridian. Entries from outside the U.S. will receive only the prize issue (Spring/Summer 2007) due to additional mailing costs. All entries (and entry fees) should be submitted electronically. This year's contest ran from October 19, 2007 through midnight on December 20, 2007.

This year's contest is now closed.

Winners & Finalists:

Fiction:
Winner - Maryse Meijer, "We are Leaving Here Forever"
Finalist - Pierre Beauregard, "Autumn"

Poetry:
Winner - Sam Witt, "Imperfect Griever"
Finalist - Laura Paul, "Florida"

Congratulations to both winners and finalists, and thanks to everyone who entered the contest. The winning entries (and runners-up) will appear in the May 2008 issue of Meridian. Authors whose work has been accepted for standard publication in Meridian have been contacted individually. Contest entrants will receive their copies when the issue ships in late May.

Entrants: Please ensure that your email and mailing address information on ManuscriptHub.com stays up to date, as we will mail your subscription issues to you at the address listed there.