Are stories published only online eligible for the PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories?
No, they are not. Our submission guidelines are as follows: All stories originally written in the English language and published in an American or Canadian periodical are eligible for consideration. Online publications are not eligible for submission to the PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories. Only print magazines are considered. Stories are not nominated; magazines submit the year’s issues in their entirety by May 1. Individual stories may not be submitted by agents, editors, readers, or writers. The series editor alone chooses the twenty PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories. SUBMISSION INFORMATION How do magazines submit to the PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories? Most magazines simply put the PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories on their comp list. It’s important that the editors check that the list carries over from year to year to be sure the PEN/O. Henry series editor is receiving the magazine. Is there a deadline for submitting stories? There is a new deadline for The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories. Stories must reach t
