Welcome to On The Premises magazine!
Here’s our latest issue (November 2014)
Here’s our current short story contest.
On The Premises is a Web-based fiction magazine published in both HTML and PDF formats. New issues are published every four months.
Stories published in On The Premises are winning entries in contests held every four months. Each contest challenges writers to produce a great story based on a broad premise supplied by our editors.
If you want to know when new contests begin,
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We also have a blog about writing and editing, and
you can visit us on Facebook too.
Our Purpose
On The Premises aims to promote newer and/or relatively unknown writers who can write what we feel are creative, compelling stories told in effective, uncluttered, and evocative prose. Entrants pay no fees, and winners receive cash prizes in addition to exposure through publication.
Our Prizes--Our Prize Money Went UP!
For short story contests, as of December 2014, first prize is $220, second is $160, third is $120, and honorable mention is $60 (all US dollars).
For mini-contests (which now occur between, not during, short story contests), as of November 2014, first prize is $25, second is $15, third is $10, and honorable mentions get published, but earn no money.
We Will Critique Short Stories That Don’t Win
See here for more information. We will not critique mini-contest entries; they’re too short for a critique to be useful.
Our Sense of Fair Play
No one associated with producing On The Premises is allowed to enter the magazine’s contests.