The 2012 Million Writers Award is now open!

Pre-order Million Writers Award anthologies and receive special pricing, free chapbook, more! On June 14th Spotlight Publishing will release two anthologies of Million Writers Award stories. If you pre-order one or both of the anthologies before June 14th you'll receive special pricing, a signed and numbered edition, a free chapbook and more. For complete information, go here.

Note: The MWA list of notable stories will be released on May 18th. We apologize for the delay and humbly ask that the millions of writers harassing Jason Sanford cut him a break and cease roasting his flesh in effigy. Or, worse, writing nasty limericks about him on Twitter.

The Million Writers Award for the year's best online short story is now open. For background information on the award, please see Jason's introduction to the award and the award rules. The award is for any fictional short story of at least a 1,000 words first published in an online publication during 2011. "Publication" means any magazine or journal with an editorial process (so self-published stories are not eligible).

• See the editor nominations for the Million Writers Award.
• See the reader and writer nominations for the award.

The award's judges have made their selections for the notable stories of the year, and the complete list will be released on May 18th. The top ten stories will be released about a month later. Voting on the top stories of the year will last for three weeks after the top ten stories are released.

Thank to donations, so far we have nearly $1000 in cash and prizes for the top three winners, including

• A $100 gift certificate from ThinkGeek for the overall winner;
• Free books from Dzanc Books for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners (Dzanc Books also generously contributed to the overall prize money);
• A $50 gift card to Powells.com for the third place winner, sponsored by writingprompts.us.

A complete list of donors will be released shortly.

For regular updates on the Million Writers Award, please check out the blog and Twitter account of author Jason Sanford, who runs the award each year. For questions about the award, please contact Jason.

Pre-order Million Writers Award anthologies and receive special pricing, free e-book!

On June 14th Spotlight Publishing will release two anthologies of Million Writers Award stories. If you pre-order one or both anthologies before June 14th you'll receive special pricing, a signed and numbered edition, a free chapbook, and much more.

For more information, go here.

Quick links to 2012 Million Writers Award

• How the award works (i.e., the rules)
• This year's editor nominations
• This year's reader nominations
  

Previous Million Writers Awards

• See the 2011 award
• See the 2010 award
• See the 2009 award
• See the 2008 award
• See the 2007 award
• See the 2006 award
• See the 2005 award
• See the 2004 award
  
  

For additional questions or inquiries about the Million Writers Award, contact storySouth founding editor Jason Sanford at lapthai@yahoo.com. For general updates about the award, be sure to check out Jason's website and his Twitter account.