Story Contest 2027
Peter Kuliesis
Whoops
Sam O. White
If you’re a boater, you’ve made mistakes: small, large, and possibly expensive. It’s the nature of being human, coupled with the myriad ways things can go sideways aboard. I myself blush every time I look at a particularly dear photo I took of our then three-year-old, not noticing in the moment that she was in the act of untying our dinghy…
Send us your unvarnished tales of error so that your fellow ELDRIDGE readers will know they are not alone and perhaps we can learn from each other’s mistakes.
Deadline: 11:59 PM ET, August 14, 2026
Length: 600 words, give or take a few
How to submit: Email pilot@eldridgetide.com.
The winning entry will be published in the 2027 edition and the author will receive a copy of the book, an Eldridge tote bag and $200.
Submissions must be original, previously unpublished works and grant the publisher nonexclusive rights to publish winning entries in the book and on our website.