The John Steinbeck Award for Fiction is an annual short-story competition by '' Reed Magazine'' of San José State University. The award was founded in 2002 by Chris Fink, who was at the time the faculty advisor for Reed. The submissions window is open June 1 through November 1, and the judge varies from year to year. Among the notable judges of the award are Tobias Wolff, ZZ Packer, and

Vanessa Hua Vanessa Hua is a journalist and writer based in San Francisco. She is the author of ''Deceit and Other Possibilities'' (Willow Books, 2016; Counterpoint Press, 2020) and ''A River of Stars'' (Ballantine) and the novel, ''Forbidden City'' (Peng ...

. The winning entrant receives $1,000 and publication of the submitted story in the magazine.

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''Reed Magazine''San Jose State University Web Site
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