SHSU Texas Review Press

The Clay Reynolds Novella Prize highlights one book a year that excels in the novella format. Since 2024, the Prize comes with a $1,000 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.

Clay Reynolds Novella Prize

Novella manuscripts should have a total word count of between 20,000 and 50,000 words.

Clay Reynolds Novella Prize

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