SHSU Texas Review Press

The George Garrett Fiction Prize highlights one book a year for excellence in a short story collection or novel. Starting 2024, the Prize comes with a $2,000 advance, a standard royalty contract, and 10 copies of the published book.

Current and former students and faculty of Sam Houston State University are not eligible.

Writers who studied with TRP staff or the final judge for a semester-length period are not eligible. 

Current and former TRP authors are not eligible.

Family and current or former students* of the final judge or TRP staff are not eligible.

Writers who studied with TRP staff or the final judge for two-week residencies, single workshops, or other instances less than a semester in length are eligible, provided the work submitted is previously unseen by TRP staff or the final judge.

George Garrett Fiction Prize

Word count of between 40,000 and 100,000 words.

George Garrett Fiction Prize

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