Dry Creek in Stecoah Valley, North Carolina

Dry Creek Rd., Stecoah Valley, North Carolina

The North Carolina Writers’ Network is taking submissions for the 2010 Doris Betts Fiction Prize. Short stories of up to 6,000 words can be submitted. The Betts contest will award the first-prize winner $250 and publication in the North Carolina Literary Review. There is a $10 entry fee, one entry per writer. Writers must  be legal North Carolina residents to register for this contest. Deadline is February 1.
Check out the NC Circuit Writers website for more information.