Moment Magazine is now accepting submissions for the 2025 Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest. Moment will award up to three prizes to outstanding works of unpublished short fiction with Jewish content.

   Winners may be invited to an awards ceremony. If so, the contest covers a round trip flight or train fare and one night in a hotel, if necessary. All travel arrangements are to be made by Moment.

   The judge published in promotional materials judges the finalists. At all times, all decisions are final.

   After the completion of the contest, Moment editors will review winning stories. Editors will contact winners if their stories are being considered for publication. Moment Magazine reserves the right at all times to select material for publishing. All selected material is subject to editing by Moment editors.

Entry Fees:

   $25 for each entry (multiple submissions are accepted). Please make checks payable to: Moment Magazine-Karma Short Fiction Contest. Note: The $25 is a reader fee and does not in any way give persons who enter the contest any legal rights.

Deadline:

October 1, 2025.

   The author's name must not appear anywhere on the manuscript.

   Maximum length for prose is 5,000 words.  

   Click HERE to read official rules.

   No previously published works, or works already accepted for publication elsewhere, are eligible. Work may be under consideration elsewhere, but must be withdrawn from the competition if accepted for publication.

Official Rules