F(r)iction is now accepting submissions for their Fall Literary Contests! F(r)iction is accepting previously unpublished works of short fiction, flash fiction, and poetry. In addition to prizes, winners in each category will be published in the Summer issue of F(r)iction, and discussed in their Untethered Podcast. Please visit their formatting guidelines page to properly format your work for submission. Simultaneous submissions are accepted,…Continue reading F(r)iction’s Fall 2017 Literary Contests
Category: Contests
Tennessee Williams Literary Festival Writing Contests
The Tennessee Williams Literary Festival in New Orleans has four open contests! One-Act Play Contest Grand Prize $1,500 Professional Staged Reading at the next Festival VIP All-Access Festival pass ($600 value) Publication in Bayou Magazine Deadline: November 1,2017 For submission guidelines and more information click here. Poetry Contest Grand Prize $1,000 VIP All-Access Pass ($600 value) for…Continue reading Tennessee Williams Literary Festival Writing Contests
Narrative’s Fall Story and 30 Below Contest
The Fall Story Contest is open to all writers, and all entries will be considered for publication. The fall contest is open to all fiction and nonfiction writers. They are looking for short stories, essays, memoirs, photo essays, graphic stories, all forms of literary nonfiction, and excerpts from longer works of both fiction and nonfiction. Entries…Continue reading Narrative’s Fall Story and 30 Below Contest
Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize
For 27 years, the Missouri Review’s Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize (open for submissions through October 2) has discovered and honored the best fiction, poetry, and nonfiction in the country. First prize in each genre is $5000, and they will announce three runners-up and ten finalists in each category. Each entry is $22 by mail or $25 online. Each entry is…Continue reading Jeffrey E. Smith Editors’ Prize
The Journal Wheeler Prize for Poetry
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! Submissions open September 1-30 for the annual The Journal / Charles B. Wheeler Poetry Prize In addition to publication under a standard book contract by The Ohio State University Press, the winning author receives the Charles B. Wheeler Prize of $2,500. THE RULES: Entries of at least 48 typed pages of original…Continue reading The Journal Wheeler Prize for Poetry
Jewish Studies Graduate Student Association’s 2018 Conference
Indiana University’s Jewish Studies Graduate Student Association is pleased to announce the 6th Annual Jewish Studies Graduate Student conference, sponsored by the Robert A. and Sandra A. Borns Jewish Studies Program. The conference is titled “Jewish Storytelling: Traditions & Transformations” It will be held on Thursday, February 8 and Friday February 9, 2018 in Bloomington, Indiana. Abstracts are…Continue reading Jewish Studies Graduate Student Association’s 2018 Conference
Black River Chapbook Competition Now Open
The Black River Chapbook Competition is a semi-annual prize from Black Lawrence Press for a chapbook of short fiction or poems. The competition is open to new emerging and established writers. They are accepting chapbooks of poems or short fiction between 16-36 pages in length. Winners will receive $500 and publication. Entry deadline for the…Continue reading Black River Chapbook Competition Now Open
Contest for New Writers and Poets!
Sequestrum is holding a contest through October 15th for new writers and poets (anyone yet to publish a book-length manuscript). Their aim is to showcase work by candidates in some of the top creative writing programs. The Sequestrum library contains NEA & Guggenheim Fellows, Pulitzer Prize nominees, and other award-winning poets and novelists; they hope to put some of today’s emerging talents alongside them.…Continue reading Contest for New Writers and Poets!
Glimmer Train’s New Writer Award
New Writer Award: 1st place $2,500 and publication. Deadline: 10/31. (The Fiction Open and Very Short grace periods end on 9/10.) Make a submission here. Open only to emerging writers whose fiction has not appeared in any print publication with a circulation over 5,000. (Previous online publication is fine.) The 1st-place winner will be published…Continue reading Glimmer Train’s New Writer Award
Lascaux Prize in Poetry Contest, Deadline: September 30
The Lascaux Prize in Poetry closes at the end of the month. Poems may be previously published or unpublished, and simultaneous submissions are accepted. Winner receives $1,000, a bronze medallion, and publication in The Lascaux Review. The winner and all finalists will be published in The 2018 Lascaux Prize Anthology. Two copies of the anthology…Continue reading Lascaux Prize in Poetry Contest, Deadline: September 30
Black River Chapbook Competition Entries Due Next Week
Black Lawrence Press’s biannual Black River Chapbook Competition will stop accepting submissions next Wednesday, May 31! The competition is open to new emerging and established writers. They are accepting chapbooks of poems or short fiction between 16-36 pages in length. Winners will receive book publication, a $500 cash award, and ten copies of the book.…Continue reading Black River Chapbook Competition Entries Due Next Week
New Letters Literary Awards Due Date Approaching
Entries of fiction, essays, and poetry are being accepted for the New Letters Literary Awards until Thursday, May 18. Winners receive a $1,500 cash prize and publication, all entries are considered for publication, and entrants receive a year-long subscription to New Letters. Find full information online, and send inquiries to Ashley Wann at wannk@umkc.edu.