• All entries due by Nov. 30, 2013.

• Send to Russ Smith: mug1988@aol.com

• Your entry must be un-published.

• In order to participate, you must register as a Splice Today user.

• Writers who’ve contributed at least five stories to Splice Today in the past four years are ineligible.

• Second prize is $500. Third is $250.

• Typed manuscripts are not encouraged, but will be accepted: Splice Today, 2639 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218.