The Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction winners will also be flown to Tulsa from a domestic airport location for the Awards Ceremony and Writing Conference in October or, if global health situations do not allow for an in-person conference, winners will take part in a virtual Awards Ceremony and reading. All finalists in fiction and poetry will be published and paid at our standard publication rate. Semi-finalists in poetry will also be published and paid at our standard publication rate. Contest Rules are - Poetry: 3-10 pages of poetry (one long poem or several short poems) Fiction: 7,500 words maximum (one short story or a self-contained excerpt from a novel). No previously published works or works accepted for publication elsewhere. AuthorÔÇÖs name must not appear on the manuscript. Include a cover sheet containing titles, authorÔÇÖs name, full address, phone number, and email.