Borders. Boundaries. Limits. Life is a continual process of crossing borders and discovering something new. Tell us stories about overcoming obstacles; of physical, spiritual, and emotional change and growth.

Lulu is an Internet self-publishing book company. Authors can upload books, manage the covers and order copies for distribution. Set-up is free and the books are made available for purchase online. Lulu is currently seeking short stories for a chance to be published in an their upcoming anthology on change.

Lulu’s $5k for 5k contest seeks original works of fiction and non-fiction that center on the theme “Crossing Borders.” Entries should clearly tie to the ideas of change and transition with an emphasis on crossing borders.

Submission Requirements

• Submissions must be received during the contest period from 4/1/19 at 12:01 am ET to 6/30/19 at 11:59 pm ET.
• Entries should clearly tie to the ideas of change, and transition with an emphasis on crossing borders. Both fiction and non-fiction entries will be accepted.
• All entries must be between 2,000 and 5,000 words.
• All entries must contain only original content. The author must own all rights to the content. Content includes both images and text. No copyright text or images. Quotes and licensed images must be properly attributed.
• All entries must be submitted through the form below as a PDF or DOCX attachment. Limit one submission per author please.
• Entrants must be 18 years or older. U.S. residents only.

Enter for your chance to win $5,000 and publication in a short story anthology.
Prizes

• Grand Prize Winner will receive $5,000, plus a ticket to BookCon 2020 in NYC.
• Shortlisted submissions will be included in the Crossing Borders Anthology, get a free copy of the anthology, and get Lulu swag.