Welcome to On The Premises magazine!
On The Premises is a Web-based fiction magazine published in both HTML and PDF formats. New issues are published every four months.
Here is the March 2009 issue.
Here is our current contest.
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 wish to be notified when new contests begin, subscribe to our (free, short, monthly) newsletter.
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.
First prize for 2009 is US $140. We hope such reimbursement:
• Proves enticing to relatively unknown but skilled writers; and
• Is not enticing enough to make writers who are routinely paid more than $140 for their short fiction want to enter.
Our Sense of Fair Play
No one associated with producing On The Premises is allowed to enter the magazine’s contests.
Guest Writers
We’re working on incorporating more stories by guest writers. Stay tuned.