The º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇøShort Fiction Award has been presented annually since 1969. In 1998 the University of º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇøPress instituted the John Simmons Short Fiction Award—named after the first director of the Press—to complement the ongoing award series. Both national competitions are juried through the º£½ÇÂÒÂ×ÉçÇøWriters’ Workshop. Serious critical consideration is guaranteed by such final judges as Alison Lurie, Raymond Carver, Marilynne Robinson, James Salter, Kevin Brockmeier, and Ethan Canin.
