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ASME Awards 2025 finalists announced. Read the press release here. Established by the American Society of Magazine Editors in 2017 to celebrate the historic link between literary fiction and magazine journalism, this award honors magazines and websites for excellence in the publication of fiction as demonstrated by three examples of short fiction. Five finalists, including a winner, are traditionally selected by a panel of judges chosen by the administrators of the awards in consultation with the members of the ASME Board of Directors. For information about the work of the judges, see the “About” page at asmeawards.org. Rules and Eligibility: Any magazine or website edited and distributed in the United States is eligible to enter the ASME Award for Fiction. No entry may be submitted without the approval of the editors of the publication in which the work appeared. Publications edited by ASME members may submit two entries. Nonmembers may submit one entry. No magazine or website will be nominated more than once except as the partner of another publication. Excerpts from previously published books are not eligible. An entry may be print only, digital only or multiplatform, combining print and digital content. Content must be dated 2025 except that one story may be dated January 2026 or an equivalent, such as Winter 2026. For deadlines, fees and instructions, click here. WHAT TO SUBMIT | For print-only entries: a PDF of each example of work and a separate PDF of the cover of the issue in which each example appeared. For digital-only entries: clearly labeled links to each example of work. For multiplatform entries: a PDF of each example of print work; a separate PDF of the cover of the issue in which each example appeared; and clearly labeled links to each example of digital work. View the 2025 Winners and Finalists Gallery Download the 2026 Call for Entries Create an Account | Submit an Entry For instructions, fees and an explanation of the deadlines, click here For assistance, or to submit content published after December 4, 2025, email asme@asme.media or call 212.872.3737
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