Sunday, February 22, 2026

FAQ: Rights and Publication

4. Will I retain the rights to my work?
5. Will my story be published?


The author retains all rights to their submitted work.


By submitting your story to our contest, you grant JSM Contest the right to publish your name and story title on our website and in promotional materials.


If you are a contest winner or finalist, we will publish the story on our website.


Prize winning stories will also be published in an anthology of winnings stories, to be published after the third year of the contest.