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14 NO FEE
Chapbook Publishers – Individual Listings
Anvil Press
Notes: Canadian residents only, Postal submissions
only
Submission Fees: None
Reading Periods: Always Open
About: “Anvil Press is a literary publisher
interested in contemporary, progressive literature
in all genres. We must stress that we are a small
publisher, publishing 8 to 10 titles per year. In
general, we are planning at least 12 months in
advance and, at present, are only considering work
by Canadian authors. We are not interested in seeing
formulaic genre novels: Sci-Fi, Horror, Romance
etc.”
Duotrope: https://duotrope.com/listing/1258
Submissions Fees: None
Reading Periods: June – August
Notes: “BatCat Press was officially founded in 2009,
led by managing editor Deanna [Mulye] Baringer and a
staff of six intrepid high school students. With the
support of Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter
School, BatCat Press has grown up and established
itself as an independent publisher specializing in
handmade limited editions of new works by both first
time and established authors.”
Duotrope: https://duotrope.com/listing/4403
Submission Fees: None
Reading Periods: Rolling
About: “Damaged Goods specializes in queer & trans
poetry & flash fiction chapbooks. Our goal is
simple: publish four (4) chapbooks a year that
revolve around the beauty and terror of queer life.
Damaged goods welcomes all gender variant writers.
As long as you identify as queer or trans that’s
cool–send your work this way.”
Duotrope: https://duotrope.com/listing/16814
Submission Fees: None
Reading Periods: March 1 – March 31, 2017
About: “Glass Poetry Press is a micro-press in
Toledo, Ohio that publishes poetry chapbooks. We
also publish the online poetry journal, Glass: A
Journal of Poetry. Our chapbooks are hand-bound and
side stapled with full-color card stock covers. Each
chapbook is assigned an ISBN. Initial print run is
100 copies and each chapbook will be kept in print
as long as there is sufficient demand, to be
determined by the press.”
Duotrope: https://duotrope.com/listing/19918
Submissions Fees: None
Reading Periods: April – June
Notes: “Hyacinth Girl Press is a micro-press that
publishes up to 6 poetry chapbooks each year. We
specialize in handmade books of smaller press runs.
We consider ourselves a feminist press and are
particularly interested in manuscripts dealing with
topics such as radical spiritual experiences,
creation/interpretation of myth through a feminist
lens, and science. We think outerspace, in
particular, is pretty darn cool.”
Duotrope: https://duotrope.com/listing/5486
Notes: 10 page chapbooks
Submission Fees: None
Current Deadline: Varies, last deadline closed on
Sept. 30, 2017
About: “We are a brand new independent,
reader-supported, quarterly journal of fine art
photography and poetry on our way to our very first
year of publication. We are proud to announce
that our Inaugural issue, and all of our future
issues will be available in both
print and online editions.”
Duotrope: https://duotrope.com/listing/21371
Notes: Microchaps, previously unpublished
Reading Periods: Jan 1 – Mar 15, May 1 – June 30,
Sept 1 – Dec 31 (Closed April, July and August)
Submission Fees: None
Form: Specific format, read guidelines carefully and
download their examples
Payment: “Upon acceptance we’ll post your book under
your own Bio page. You’ll receive a packet of your
Origami micro-chapbooks to read, share, or display
on the tiniest of bookshelves.” Plus, the warm fuzzy
feeling of sharing your poems!
DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/7370
Notes: No simultaneous submissions.
Reading Periods: Always open
Submission Fees: None
About: “Maverick Duck Press was founded in 2005 to
help give a voice to undiscovered talent in poetry.
We are a small chapbook press that publishes limited
run, saddle stapled chapbooks. We look for fresh and
cutting edge talent with an eye for detail and a
powerful voice. Our books are available through this
website and via readings from our poets. We do not
have the ability to mass distribute like the big
publishers, but we’d like to think that we are doing
this for art’s sake.”
DUOTROPE: https://duotrope.com/listing/1670
Notes: Poetry Only
Submissions Fees: None
Reading Periods: Always Open
About: “Founded in 2002, Palettes & Quills is
devoted to the celebration and expansion of the
literary and visual arts, offering both commissioned
and consulting services. It works to support
beginning and emerging writers and artists to expand
their knowledge, improve their skills, and connect
to other resources in the community. Further,
Palettes & Quills seeks to increase the public’s
awareness and appreciation of these arts through
education, advocacy, hands-on program assistance,
and functioning as a small literary press.”
Payment: “20 free copies of the published chapbook
and an author’s discount on the purchase of
additional copies. For collaborative projects
the 20 complimentary copies will be given to the
editor for for appropriate distribution.”
Duotrope: https://duotrope.com/listing/20583
Submissions Fees: None
Reading Periods: Always Open
About: “Although chapbooks are not typically treated
the same as full offerings in the marketplace,
Prolific Press does purchase and provide a unique
ISBN and barcode. We make this investment to help
ensure that our chapbooks can be collected and
traded long after they are out of print, further
preserving the voice of the writer.”
Payment: “Selected authors receive 10 copies and
publication as payment for the short collection.”
Duotrope: https://duotrope.com/listing/16281
Notes: Microchaps, micropoems
Submissions Fees: None
Reading Periods: Always open
About: “Rinky Dink Press is on a mission to get
poetry back into the hands (and pockets) of the
people – each of our single author collections can
fit in your pocket, but we never sacrifice craft,
and despite the tiny format, we refuse to sacrifice
style. In short, we’re a microzine press that
marries a DIY attitude with skilled poetics and
fine-art aesthetics. POETRY: Submit thematically
related micropoems (i.e. poems consisting of between
25 & 40 words). Poems can form a cohesive narrative
or adhere loosely to a theme of your choosing. Most
importantly, we privilege finely-crafted verse,
conscientious in its intent. FYI, micropoems are not
haiku.”
Duotrope: https://duotrope.com/listing/21001
Notes: This press runs four separate chapbook prizes
throughout the year. There are no fees to submit to
any of them.
Submissions Fees: None
Reading Periods:
About: “Our goal has always been to publish the very
best poetry and prose we can find in
carefully-edited, hand-trimmed & hand-tied
chapbooks; to work in close collaboration with
authors through the production process; and
to present a wide aesthetic range from
both established and emerging writers. We hope
you’ll browse
through our titles and
discover writers that you can’t wait to read more
of.”
Payment: “Each winning poet will receive 25 copies
of their chapbook, which will be designed, printed,
and hand-assembled by Seven Kitchens Press.”
Duotrope: Each prize is listed separately.
Notes: “We publish full-length poetry collections,
translations, chapbooks, and collaborative pieces
(more than one poet in a book).”
Submissions Fees: This project charges fees (or
requires purchases) for some submissions.
They charge fees for first submission, then free for
lifetime.
Reading Periods: Currently open, “We will accept
submissions until we find enough books to fill our
2018-2019 publication schedules.”
About: “No bullshit, just books.”
Duotrope: https://duotrope.com/listing/15791
Submissions Fees: None
Reading Periods: Always Open
Notes: “Can be a novel, a collection of shorts, a
collection of poetry, or a novella. Poetry
manuscripts must be a minimum of 65 pages and
novella manuscripts must be a minimum of roughly
35,000 words. . . . We will be happy to publish
e-books for works shorter than 35,000 words
(chapbooks, 5-10 short story collections, etc).”
Duotrope: https://duotrope.com/listing/13542
Harvard University
Radcliffe
Institute Fellowships
Cash Prize: $77,500
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 9/14/17
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative
Nonfiction
Fellowships of $77,500 each, office space at the
Radcliffe Institute, and access to the libraries at
Harvard University are given annually to poets,
fiction writers, and...
University of Wisconsin Press
Brittingham and
Felix Pollak Prizes
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $28
Application Deadline: 9/15/17
Genre: Poetry
Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication by
University of Wisconsin Press are given annually for
poetry collections. Submit a manuscript of 50 to 90
pages with a $28 entry fee...
Red Mountain Press
Poetry Prize
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $28
Application Deadline: 9/15/17
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Red Mountain
Press is given annually for a poetry collection.
Irena Praitis will judge. Submit a manuscript of 48
to 72 pages with a $28...
TulipTree Publishing
Stories That Need
to Be Told Contest
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 9/16/17
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative
Nonfiction
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a poem, a
short story, or an essay "that tells a story." The
winning work will also be published in the contest
anthology,Stories...
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Writing
Fellowships
Cash Prize: $50,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 9/19/17
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative
Nonfiction
Fellowships of approximately $50,000 each are
awarded annually to poets, fiction writers, and
creative nonfiction writers on the basis of
achievement and exceptional promise....
New York Public Library
Cullman Center
Fellowships
Cash Prize: $70,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 9/29/17
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative
Nonfiction
Up to 15 fellowships are given annually to poets,
fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers
whose work will benefit directly from access to the
research collections at...
Manchester Metropolitan University
Poetry and
Fiction Prizes
Cash Prize: $13,000
Entry Fee: $23
Application Deadline: 9/29/17
Genre: Poetry, Fiction
Two prizes of £10,000 (approximately $13,000) each
are given annually for a group of poems and a short
story. The winners will be invited to attend an
award ceremony in...
American Academy in Berlin
Berlin Prize
Fellowships
Cash Prize: $5,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 9/29/17
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative
Nonfiction
Residential fellowships are given annually to
fiction writers and creative nonfiction writers to
spend an academic semester in residence at the Hans
Arnhold Center at the...
Winning Writers
Tom
Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest
Cash Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $12
Application Deadline: 9/30/17
Genre: Poetry
Two prizes of $1,500 each and publication on the
Winning Writers website are given annually for a
poem in any style and a poem that either rhymes or
is written in a traditional...
New Issues Poetry & Prose
Green Rose Prize
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $30
Application Deadline: 9/30/17
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000, publication by New Issues Poetry
& Prose, and a reading at Western Michigan
University is given annually for a poetry
collection. Poets who have...
Cave Canem Foundation
Toi Derricotte &
Cornelius Eady Chapbook Prize
Cash Prize: $2,500
Entry Fee: $12
Application Deadline: 9/30/17
Genre: Poetry
A prize valued at approximately $2,500 is given
annually for a poetry chapbook by a black poet. The
winner will receive $500, publication by Jai-Alai
Books, and a weeklong...
Mad Creek Books
Journal/Charles
B. Wheeler Poetry Prize
Cash Prize: $2,500
Entry Fee: $28
Application Deadline: 9/30/17
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $2,500 and publication by Mad Creek
Books, the literary trade imprint of Ohio State
University Press, is given annually for a poetry
collection. Kathy Fagan will...
University of Massachusetts Press
Juniper Prizes
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $30
Application Deadline: 9/30/17
Genre: Poetry, Fiction
Four prizes of $1,000 each and publication by
University of Massachusetts Press are given annually
for a first poetry collection, a poetry collection,
a short story collection...
University of Arkansas Press
Miller Williams
Arkansas Poetry Prize
Cash Prize: $5,000
Entry Fee: $28
Application Deadline: 9/30/17
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $5,000 and publication by University of
Arkansas Press is given annually for a poetry
collection. Billy Collins will judge. Using the
online submission system,...
Lascaux Review
Prize in Poetry
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $10
Application Deadline: 9/30/17
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Lascaux
Review is given
annually for a poem. The winner and finalists will
also be published in the 2018 Lascaux
Prize...
We aim to publish a rich variety of short fiction
and poetry, penned by both emerging and established
writers. We tend to select work that reflects
positivity and kindness, and while we publish
several genres, we have a soft spot for both
romance...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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We’re looking for work that’s bizarre, authentic,
subtle, outrageous, indefinable, raw, paradoxical.
We’ve got our eyes on the horizon. Send us
writing that lives just between the land and the
sky.
Reading Period: Jun
1 to Apr
1
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The American Aesthetic is a quarterly journal
searching for poetry that conveys in its
composition—as well as in the sound, cadence, and
possibly even musicality of its words—an expression
of honesty and purpose that somehow rings true.
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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We have no restrictions on the content we publish,
except that we’re passionate about publishing new
perspectives — new ideas, new voices, new
worlds, new challenges, new ways of seeing, etc.— a
theme that can take an infinite...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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We love work that is linguistically, intellectually,
and emotionally demanding of the reader. We want
literary fiction that grows in complexity upon each
visitation; we enjoy ornate, cerebral, and
voluptuous prose executed with thematic intent....
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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Poetry (1-2 pages) primarily and some short prose
(500 words max) that is beautiful and/or strange.
Open to all styles and forms.
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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We consider poetry and fiction in any style. Please
limit poetry submissions to no more than five poems
at a time and place all poems in a single document.
We are interested in creative nonfiction (memoir and
personal essay) with contemporary...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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Bridge Ink focuses on young adult creative writers,
ages 13 to 18. All genres are accepted with a focus
on poetry.
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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We are a volunteer, quarterly print publication
based in Portland, Maine that has been publishing
art, poetry and book reviews for over 25 years. We
forever search for new, strong voices in poetry and
art, both in Maine and beyond Maine's borders...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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tight work which will leave a scar on a reader
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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Collateral is an online literary journal affiliated
with the University of Washington Tacoma. We
showcase high quality creative writing and art that
explores the impact of the military and military
service in spaces beyond the combat zone.
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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concīs (aka concis) is an online and e-pub journal
devoted to brevity: the concise (naturally),
succinct, pithy, condensed, laconic, crisp,
compressed and compendious. It’s simple in approach
and simple in design…but not simple-minded.
Genre—if...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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Cordella seeks to record and share the creative
voices of women from all walks of life, exploring
the ways that our spirit and sense of self is
engaged with our physical place and daily
experiences. We honor the diversity of women's
spirituality...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
-
We publish new fiction, poetry, and creative
nonfiction, with an emphasis on writing that is rich
and revealing. We especially look for smart pieces
that uncover new truths and emotions.
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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Radioactive Moat Press began in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania. It is a nonprofit literary arts
organization featuring a bi-annually published
electronic journal and a press that specializes in
print and electronic chapbooks. Its inaugural
publication...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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Easy Street provides
writers a venue to showcase their work, to discuss
the publishing industry, and to share viewpoints on
diverse aspects of contemporary life and culture.
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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Fiction: We’re looking for
compelling characters, plots that surprise us,
narratives that move us, stories that have something
new to say.
Poetry: We love poems that are
lyrical without being overwrought,...
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more
Reading Period: Sep
1 to Jun
30
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fēlan is old English for feel and this poetry and
visual arts zine all about emotion.
We believe emotions are what make us human. They
connect us all on the deepest level possible. It is
important to feel through every experience, good
or...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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Figroot Press publishes two issues a year consisting
of poetry, short prose, art, and photography. We
seek to understand the grease of the human
condition, and we believe seeking art is its own
reward.
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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The Flexible Persona is an international magazine of
writing that produces biannual print issues. We read
for engaging, character-driven fiction & nonfiction
in which something happens. Show us the story. We
are open to all genres.
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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Gathering Storm Magazine (GSM) publishes fictional
short stories of 2,000 words or less based on the
themes for that issue, always an old saying,
proverb, or maxim. All genres accepted, but
preference to horror, sic-fi, and fantasy.
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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Whether it's a journey through our priceless
existence, a struggle to achieve personal
contentment, a heart-wrenching brush with defeat, an
intelligent observation on humanity, a deep desire
for your voice to be heard, stirring inspiration,
or...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
-
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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The Gravity of the Thing is an independent literary
magazine dedicated to the publication of new and
innovative writing. We publish work that is aware of
its literary form, writing that defamiliarizes
in craft or content for an enhanced rendering...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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We publish poetry with mystical undertones, making
religious imagery your own. We publish protest poems
from the frontlines. We don't want timid or ranting
verse. We want your heart, your love, your
tenderness. We want you to learn to be honest...
read
more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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The Harpoon Review is dedicated to publishing fine
works of poetry, prose, and short fiction. We take
submissions on a rolling basis and publish monthly.
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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Our current theme: BRUTALITY/BRUTALISM. Deadline: 30
June 2017. Here Comes Everyone (HCE) is a quarterly
literary magazine of poetry, fiction, articles and
artwork based around topical and interesting themes.
We provide an open and accessible...
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more
Reading Period: May
10 to Jun
30
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The Ibis Head
Review is a quarterly literary webzine
dedicated to the idea that poetry is a necessary
aspect of the human experience that should be
appreciated by people of all backgrounds &
interests. One of its primary goals is to...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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Immersion Journals is looking for creative travel
poets to share stories with readers rather than sell
guides to enthusiastic tourists. Tourist reviews of
any kind will NOT be considered. We hope to
cultivate a globally-driven, non-discriminating...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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A magazine of poised prose, precarious poetry, and
photography to pilot our own realms again.
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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Into the Void is a nonprofit print and digital
literary magazine dedicated to providing a platform
for fantastic fiction, nonfiction, poetry and visual
art from all over the world. We accept work of all
styles and strive to publish that which we...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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From the first issue onward, jubilat has aimed to
publish not only the best in contemporary American
poetry, but to place it alongside a varied selection
of reprints, found pieces, lyric prose, art, and
interviews with poets and other artists....
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more
Reading Period: Sep
1 to Apr
1
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The Lark firmly
believes that the ubiquity of the internet is not a
reason to accept diminished quality in publications,
or to skip supporting contributors. We seek to
publish what's risky, critical, musical,
philosophical, playful,...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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Lit.cat is a literary journal published
twice a month and the
literature box of the internet. We publish
fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, reddit
comments, reader bookmarks, and any other form that
online writing...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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Founded in 2009, Lowestoft Chronicle is an online
literary magazine, published quarterly, accepting
flash fiction, short stories, poetry, interviews,
and creative non-fiction. Preference is given to
humorous submissions with an emphasis on travel...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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The Lune publishes contemporary poetry.
Each print edition is wholly devoted to the
experience of language as such. Online we share
epiphanic writings that range across forms, themes,
and...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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Muse /A Journal (myoo-zay)
seeks to curate a museum-esque experience by pairing
the best in lyric essays, poetry, and
experimental cross-genre verse. We seek to publish
meaningful poetry that affects the reader in a way
which expands our...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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Obsidian supports—through
publication and critical inquiry—the contemporary
poetry, fiction, drama/performance, visual and media
art of Africans globally.
Reading Period: Sep
15 to Jan
15
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Orion is
a bimonthly, ad-free literary magazine focusing on
nature, culture, and place. We publish essays,
narrative nonfiction, poetry, and short fiction that
address environmental and societal issues.
Reading Period: Apr
1 to Apr
15
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We’re seeking work that’s energetic, imaginative,
and original. Send us fiction with strong,
idiosyncratic voices, creative nonfiction that
honestly and eloquently strips all pretenses away,
and poetry that uses language with power and
precision...
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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We enjoy poetry from accomplished as well as
emerging poets. Each issue has a unique theme and
we encourage unique perspectives and interpretations
of each theme. We like all forms of poetry, but
tend to shy away from sing-songy forced rhyme. ...
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more
Reading Period: May
1 to Dec
31
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POST(blank) is a bilingual word-art publication, in
which we curate a dialogue between the visual and
literary arts. We look for any works that either
attempt to, and can be used to, create a dialogue
between these two media.
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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The Rappahannock Review, a new online literary
journal published twice a year (with an occasional
bonus issue) by the University of Mary Washington in
Fredericksburg, Virginia, is currently accepting
submissions for its next general issue. We are...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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You’re a writer. We like writers. Writers like being
read, and we like to read. Ergo (ergo!), if you send
us writing, we’re going to see eye-to-eye pretty
easily. Send us your coolest, deepest, most fun,
most emotionally power-packed prose,...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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Scrib seeks work that explore the human experience
with honesty & authenticity. Spirituality permeates
our experiences and is therefore an inherent element
in our art. We look for unique work that will
connect on a personal level, provoke...
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more
Reading Period: Sep
1 to Apr
30
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Sequestrum publishes new, emerging, and
internationally-acclaimed writers of short fiction,
nonfiction, poetry, and cross-genre. All
publications are paired with a unique visual
component with the goal of fostering and exposing
our writers to a...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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We seek pieces with a point of view that might not
be easily published elsewhere (hence Sisyphus with
his rock and his hill). While we aren’t trying to
convert opposing points of view, we do hope to offer
important contributions that will further...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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Seeking micro stories and poetry from the
speculative realm. Send prose or poetry at 66 words.
No more, no less.
Multiple and simultaneous submissions are welcome,
but please let me know ASAP if you accept
publication elsewhere.
...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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steel bellow is
a home for poets in & around Buffalo, NY. we seek to
publish poetry that recalls the past while
responding to the present. poetry that reminds us of
who we are and directs where we’re going. poetry of
place and of the...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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The Sun is
an independent, ad-free magazine that for more than
forty years has used words and photographs to evoke
the splendor and heartache of being human. Each
monthly issue celebrates life, but not in a way that
ignores its...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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We seek to publish the very best new
fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction,
and literary essays by established and
emerging writers. All manuscripts are
given full consideration. We suggest you
first familiarize yourself with Temenos...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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Confront THAT,
a whirlwind of poetry, prose, creative
nonfiction, and visuals to entertain and
amaze. THAT tickles
the curiosity and baffles expectations. THAT looks
into dark closets and gazes,
slack-jawed, at the...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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TL;DR: unconventional, genre-expanding
art/lit so that we might pour out the
branded-content-over-saturated spaces of
our lives and refill them with the avant
garde. New voices, new literature. TRUE
LIVING, DOCUMENTED RELENTLESSLY
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
-
West
Texas Literary Review seeks poems,
essays, flash fiction, and photographs
that bring value to the page. We want
work that is thoughtful, deliberate, and
authentic. We want work that is concrete
and direct, and can justify its own...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
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Word Fountain is the Literary Magazine
of the Osterhout Free Library. Our goal
is to feature 40 to 60 pages of the best
writing we can find, with an emphasis on
poetry and fiction. We feature a broad
range of styles from emerging and
established...
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more
Reading Period: Jun
24 to Aug
15
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World Literature Today is the University
of Oklahoma’s bimonthly magazine of
international literature and culture,
founded in 1927. The editors welcome
submissions on contemporary literary and
cultural topics addressing any
geographic region or...
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more
Reading Period: Jan
1 to Dec
31
Dogfish
Head Craft Brewed Ales
Poetry Prize
Cash Prize: $500
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 8/15/17
Genre: Poetry
Deadline:
August 15, 2017
Cash Prize:
$500
E-mail address:
dogfishheadpoetryprize@earthlink.net
Website:
http://www.thebroadkillriverpress.com/dogfish-head-poetry-prize
A prize of $500, publication by Broadkill River Press, ten
author copies, and two cases of Dogfish Head craft beer are
given annually for a poetry collection written by a poet living
in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington D.C., or West Virginia. The
winner is expected to attend a reading and award ceremony at the
Dogfish Head Brewery in Lewes, Delaware, on December 9; lodging
at the Dogfish Inn is provided, but travel expenses are not
included. Destiny Birdsong, Christopher Salerno, and Michael
Dwayne Smith will judge. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 78 pages
by August 15. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for
complete guidelines.
Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales, Poetry Prize, c/o Broadkill
River Press, P.O. Box 63, Milton, DE 19968. Linda Blaskey,
Contest Coordinator.
Ex Ophidia Press
Poetry Book Contest
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 8/15/17
Genre: Poetry
Deadline:
August 15, 2017
Cash Prize:
$500
E-mail address:
dogfishheadpoetryprize@earthlink.net
Website:
http://www.thebroadkillriverpress.com/dogfish-head-poetry-prize
A prize of $500, publication by Broadkill River Press, ten
author copies, and two cases of Dogfish Head craft beer are
given annually for a poetry collection written by a poet living
in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington D.C., or West Virginia. The
winner is expected to attend a reading and award ceremony at the
Dogfish Head Brewery in Lewes, Delaware, on December 9; lodging
at the Dogfish Inn is provided, but travel expenses are not
included. Destiny Birdsong, Christopher Salerno, and Michael
Dwayne Smith will judge. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 78 pages
by August 15. There is no entry fee. Visit the website for
complete guidelines.
Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales, Poetry Prize, c/o Broadkill
River Press, P.O. Box 63, Milton, DE 19968. Linda Blaskey,
Contest Coordinator.
Grayson Books
Poetry Prize
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 8/15/17
Genre: Poetry
Deadline:
August 15, 2017
Entry Fee:
$25
Cash Prize:
$1,000
E-mail address:
gconnors@graysonbooks.com
Website:
http://www.graysonbooks.com
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Grayson Books is given
annually for a poetry collection. Barbara Crooker will judge.
Submit a manuscript of 50 to 80 pages with a $25 entry fee by
August 15. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Grayson Books, Poetry Prize, P.O. Box 270549, West Hartford, CT
06127. (860) 523-1196. Ginny Connors, Publisher.
Snake Nation Press
Violet Reed Haas Prize for Poetry
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 8/31/17
Genre: Poetry
Deadline:
August 31, 2017
Entry Fee:
$25
Cash Prize:
$1,000
E-mail address:
snake.nation.press@gmail.com
Website:
http://www.snakenationpress.org
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Snake Nation Press is given
annually for a poetry collection. Submit a manuscript of 75 to
100 pages with a $25 entry fee by August 31. Visit the website
for complete guidelines.
Snake Nation Press, Violet Reed Haas Prize for Poetry, 110 West
Force Street, Valdosta, GA 31601. Roberta George, Founding
Editor.
Deadline:
August 31, 2017
Entry Fee:
$25
Cash Prize:
$1,000
E-mail address:
snake.nation.press@gmail.com
Website:
http://www.snakenationpress.org
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Snake Nation Press is given
annually for a poetry collection. Submit a manuscript of 75 to
100 pages with a $25 entry fee by August 31. Visit the website
for complete guidelines.
Snake Nation Press, Violet Reed Haas Prize for Poetry, 110 West
Force Street, Valdosta, GA 31601. Roberta George, Founding
Editor.
Black Lawrence Press
St. Lawrence Book Award
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 8/31/17
Genre: Poetry, Fiction
Deadline:
August 31, 2017
Entry Fee:
$25
Cash Prize:
$1,000
E-mail address:
editors@blacklawrencepress.com
Website:
http://www.blacklawrence.com/submissions-and-contests/the-st-lawrence-book-award
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Black Lawrence Press is
given annually for a debut collection of poems or short stories.
The editors will judge. Using the online submission system,
submit a poetry manuscript of 45 to 95 pages or a fiction
manuscript of 120 to 280 pages with a $25 entry fee by August
31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Black Lawrence Press, St. Lawrence Book Award, 326 Bigham
Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15211.
Aesthetica
Creative Writing Award
August 31, 2017
Entry Fee:
$15
Cash Prize:
$1,290
E-mail address:
writing@aestheticamagazine.com
Website:
http://www.aestheticamagazine.com
Two prizes of £1,000 (approximately $1,290) each and publication
in Aesthetica will be given annually for a poem and a
short story. The winners will also receive a consultation with
literary agency Redhammer Management, a subscription to Granta,
and books courtesy of Bloodaxe Books and Vintage Books. The
winner in poetry will also receive a full membership to the
Poetry Society in London. The editors will judge. Submit a poem
of up to 40 lines with a £12 (approximately $15) entry fee or a
short story of up to 2,000 words with an £18 (approximately $24)
entry fee by August 31. All entries will be considered for
publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Aesthetica,
Creative Writing Award, P.O. Box 371, York, YO23 1WL, England.
Sustainable Arts Foundation
Writing Awards
Cash Prize: $6,000
Entry Fee: $15
Application Deadline: 8/31/17
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative
Nonfiction
Deadline:
August 31, 2017
Entry Fee:
$15
Cash Prize:
$6,000
Website:
http://www.sustainableartsfoundation.org
Ten awards of $6,000 each and ten awards of $2,000 each are
given twice yearly to poets, fiction writers, and creative
nonfiction writers with children. Writers with at least one
child under the age of 18 are eligible. Using the online
submission system, submit up to 10 poems totaling no more than
15 pages or up to 15 pages of prose with a biography, an artist
statement, a project statement, a curriculum vitae, and a $15
entry fee by August 31. Visit the website for the required entry
form and complete guidelines.
Sustainable Arts Foundation, Writing Awards, 1032 Irving Street
#609, San Francisco, CA 94122.
Utica College
Eugene Paul Nassar Poetry Prize
Cash Prize: $2,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 8/31/17
Genre: Poetry
Deadline:
August 31, 2017
Cash Prize:
$2,000
Website:
http://www.utica.edu/nassarprize
A prize of $2,000 is given annually for a poetry collection
published in the previous year by a resident of upstate New
York. The winner will also give a reading and teach a master
class at Utica College in April 2018. Submit two copies of a
book of at least 48 pages published between July 1, 2016, and
June 30, 2017, and a curriculum vitae by August 31. There is no
entry fee. Visit the website for the required entry form and
complete guidelines.
Utica College, Eugene Paul Nassar Poetry Prize, School of Arts
and Sciences, 1600 Burrstone Road, Utica, NY 13502. Gary
Leising, Contact.
New Guard
Poetry and Fiction Contest
Cash Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 8/31/17
Genre: Poetry, Fiction
Deadline:
August 31, 2017
Entry Fee:
$20
Cash Prize:
$1,500
Website:
http://www.newguardreview.com/tng-contests
Two prizes of $1,500 each and publication in the New
Guard are given annually for a poem and a short
story. Mark Doty will judge the Knightville Poetry Contest;
Chris Abani will judge the Machigonne Fiction Contest. Using the
online submission system, submit up to three poems of no more
than 150 lines each or a story of up to 5,000 words with a $20
entry fee by August 31. All entries are considered for
publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
New Guard,
Poetry and Fiction Contest, P.O. Box 5101, Hanover, NH 03755.
Shanna McNair, Publisher.
Gulf
Coast
Barthelme Prize for Short Prose
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $18
Application Deadline: 8/31/17
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative
Nonfiction
Deadline:
August 31, 2017
Entry Fee:
$18
Cash Prize:
$1,000
E-mail address:
editors@gulfcoastmag.org
Website:
http://www.gulfcoastmag.org
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Gulf
Coast is given annually for a piece of short prose.
Roxane Gay will judge. Submit a prose poem, a piece of flash
fiction, or a micro-essay of up to 500 words with an $18 entry
fee, which includes a subscription to Gulf
Coast, by August 31. Visit the website for complete
guidelines.
Gulf Coast,
Barthelme Prize for Short Prose, University of Houston, English
Department, Houston, TX 77204. (713) 743-3223. Luisa Muradyan
Tannahill, Editor.
Red Hen Press
Quill Prose Award
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $5
Application Deadline: 8/31/17
Genre: Fiction, Creative
Nonfiction
Deadline:
August 31, 2017
Entry Fee:
$5
Cash Prize:
$1,000
E-mail address:
editorial@redhen.org
Website:
http://www.redhen.org
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Red Hen Press is given
annually for a short story collection, a novel, or an essay
collection by a queer writer. Ryka Aoki will judge. Submit a
manuscript of at least 150 pages with a $5 entry fee by August
31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Red Hen Press, Quill Prose Award, P.O. Box 40820, Pasadena, CA
91114. (626) 356-4760. Keaton Maddox, Associate Editor.
Gulf Coast
Prize in Translation
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $18
Application Deadline: 8/31/17
Genre: Poetry
Deadline:
August 31, 2017
Entry Fee:
$18
Cash Prize:
$1,000
E-mail address:
editors@gulfcoastmag.org
Website:
http://www.gulfcoastmag.org
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Gulf
Coast is given in alternating years for a group of
poems or a prose excerpt translated from any language into
English. The 2017 prize will be given for prose. John Keene will
judge. Submit up to 20 pages of prose translated into English
and a copy of the original text with an $18 entry fee, which
includes a subscription to Gulf
Coast, by August 31. Visit the website for complete
guidelines.
Gulf Coast,
Prize in Translation, University of Houston, English Department,
Houston, TX 77204. (713) 743-3223. Luisa Muradyan Tannahill,
Editor.
Radar Poetry
Coniston Prize
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $15
Application Deadline: 9/1/17
Genre: Poetry
Deadline:
September 1, 2017
Entry Fee:
$15
Cash Prize:
$1,000
E-mail address:
radarpoetry@gmail.com
Website:
http://radarpoetry.com
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Radar Poetry will be
given annually for a group of poems by a woman. Dorothea Lasky
will judge. Using the online submission system, submit three to
six poems with a $15 entry fee by September 1. All entries will
be considered for publication. Visit the website for complete
guidelines.
Radar Poetry,
Coniston Prize, 19 Coniston Court, Princeton, NJ 98549. Rachel
Marie Patterson, Editor.
phren-Z
Morton Marcus Poetry Contest
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $15
Application Deadline: 9/1/17
Genre: Poetry
Deadline:
September 1, 2017
Entry Fee:
$15
Cash Prize:
$1,000
E-mail address:
jory@cruzio.com
Website:
http://www.phren-z.org/poetry_contest.html
Sponsored in collaboration with Santa Cruz Writes, a prize of
$1,000 and publication in phren-Z is
given annually for a poem. The winner is also invited to give a
reading at the seventh annual Morton Marcus Poetry Reading at
Cabrillo College in Aptos, California, in November. Ellen Bass
will judge. Using the online submission system, submit a poem of
no more than two pages with a $15 entry fee by September 1.
Visit the website for complete guidelines.
phren-Z,
Morton Marcus Poetry Contest, 184 Kenny Court, Santa Cruz, CA
95065. Jory Post, Cofounder.
Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center
Poetry Contest
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 9/1/17
Genre: Poetry
Deadline:
September 1, 2017
Entry Fee:
$20
Cash Prize:
$1,000
E-mail address:
quentin@beyondbaroque.org
Website:
http://www.beyondbaroque.org
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a poem. Winners and
finalists will be invited to read at Beyond Baroque in Venice,
California, in April 2018. Submit up to four poems of no more
than 40 lines each with a $20 entry fee by September 1. Visit
the website for complete guidelines.
Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center, Poetry Contest, 681 North
Venice Boulevard, Venice, CA 90291. (310) 822-3006. Quentin
Ring, Assistant Director.
Slippery Elm
Prizes in Poetry and Prose
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $15
Application Deadline: 9/1/17
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative
Nonfiction
Deadline:
September 1, 2017
Entry Fee:
$15
Cash Prize:
$1,000
E-mail address:
slipperyelm@findlay.edu
Website:
http://slipperyelm.findlay.edu
Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Slippery
Elm are given annually for a poem and a short story
or essay. Using the online submission system, submit up to three
poems of any length or up to 5,000 words of prose with a $15
entry fee, which includes an issue ofSlippery
Elm, by September 1. All entries are considered for
publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
Slippery Elm,
Prizes in Poetry and Prose, University of Findlay, 1000 North
Main Street, Mail Box 1615, Findlay, OH 45840. Dave Essinger,
Contact.
Black Warrior Review
Writing Contests
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 9/1/17
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative
Nonfiction
Deadline:
September 1, 2017
Entry Fee:
$20
Cash Prize:
$1,000
E-mail address:
blackwarriorreview@gmail.com
Website:
http://www.bwr.ua.edu
Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Black
Warrior Review are given annually for a poem, a
short story, and an essay. Rachel McKibbens will judge in
poetry, Nicola Griffith will judge in fiction, and Hanif
Willis-Abdurraqib will judge in nonfiction. Using the online
submission system, submit up to three poems of any length or a
story or essay of up to 7,000 words with a $20 entry fee, which
includes a subscription to Black
Warrior Review, by September 1. Visit the website
for complete guidelines.
Black Warrior Review,
Writing Contests, University of Alabama, Office of Student
Media, P.O. Box 870170, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487. Gail Aronson,
Editor.
New York Public Library
Dogwood
Literary Prizes
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $10
Application Deadline: 9/5/17
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative
Nonfiction
Deadline:
September 2, 2017
Cash Prize:
$10,000
E-mail address:
younglions@nypl.org
Website:
http://www.nypl.org/ylfa
Five prizes of $10,000 are each given annually for a novel or
short story collection published in the current year by a writer
age 35 or younger. Publishers may submit 10 copies of a book (or
bound galleys) published in 2017 by September 2. There is no
entry fee. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
New York Public Library, Young Lions Fiction Award, 445 Fifth
Avenue, 4th floor, New York, NY 10016. (212) 930-0885.
Red Mountain Press
Poetry Prize
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $28
Application Deadline: 9/15/17
Genre: Poetry
Deadline:
September 15, 2017
Entry Fee:
$28
Cash Prize:
$1,000
E-mail address:
redmtnpress@gmail.com
Website:
http://www.redmountainpress.us
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Red Mountain Press is given
annually for a poetry collection. Irena Praitis will judge.
Submit a manuscript of 48 to 72 pages with a $28 entry fee by
September 15. All entries are considered for publication. Visit
the website for complete guidelines.
Red Mountain Press, Poetry Prize, P.O. Box 32205, Santa Fe, NM
87594. Devon Ross, Publisher.
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