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One good way for new authors to become recognized is a contest. What contests exist that:

  • Accept short stories
  • Occur on a regular (annual, semi-annual, bi-annual, etc.) basis
  • Are friendly to unpublished authors
  • Ideally provide a good amount of publicity within the target market.

If the contest caters to a specific genre or has important entrance criteria, those would be helpful to note.

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Writers of the Future is for SF/F, but it's the longest-running contest in the genre, and carries significant fame and prestige. No other contest comes close. WotF is specifically for unpublished writers, and occurs once a quarter. Check the website for entrance dates and other information.

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Glimmer Train offers a few different types of short story contests regularly and one especially for new authors.

http://www.glimmertrain.com/writguid1.html

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A quick Google search turned up this list of 19 short story competitions. Here's another list of short story competitions, sorted by deadline.

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