The winner will be awarded a $2,000 cash prize and the honorable mention will be awarded a $1,000 cash prize. Both winners will be awarded the publication of their book by the University of Nebraska Press under its imprint, The Backwaters Press. The judge for the 2021 contest is Huascar Medina, Poet Laureate of Kansas. …Continue reading Backwaters Prize in Poetry is OPEN until May 1st
Category: Call for Submissions
Interested in a Writers’ Conference? Apply for a Scholarship
Check out their website (https://awp.submittable.com/submit)for the guidelines and submit by May 14th
Keats-Shelley Prize 2021: Deadline TODAY, April 12th
Open this post for information about the poetry and essay competitions. Deadline TODAY, April 12th.
Celebrating Poetry East’s 100th Issue & 40th Anniversary
We’re celebrating Poetry East’s 100th issue and 40th anniversary this April, National Poetry Month. Open this post for more information about the upcoming event on April 26th.
Spring English Conference Submissions EXTENSION: April 9th
Thank you to all who have already submitted! We’re aware of how busy the past few weeks have been, so we will be extending the deadline one more week to April 9th. 8 pg. maximum, no limit on number of submissions
English Spring Conference: Submit Your Writing
There is no limit on how many pieces you submit, however please note that there is an 8-page limit for each piece. Thank you!
Audio Contest: Submit Recordings of Your Work!
In this 14th year of the Miller Audio Contest, The Missouri Review is excited to announce a reimagining of the competition: the contest is now open year-round and 12 finalists from each of our four categories will be featured throughout 2021 on the new Miller Aud-Cast. At the end of 2021, one winner from among the 12 featured finalists…Continue reading Audio Contest: Submit Recordings of Your Work!
Submit Your health-related Fiction, Poetry, and Non-fiction by March 15
The Missouri Review is excited to announce the re-vamping of the Perkoff Prize, the original benefactor of which, Dr. Gerald Thomas Perkoff, was Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri School of Medicine in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. This year, the contest is open for submissions in fiction, nonfiction and poetry; entries are…Continue reading Submit Your health-related Fiction, Poetry, and Non-fiction by March 15
Submit to Foothill Poetry Journal!
Claremont Graduate University’s Foothill Poetry Journal is the only literary journal that exclusively publishes graduate-student poetry. Open this post to learn more information about the journal and submissions.
Submit Your Poetry for Publication!
Submit to the C.D. Wright Emerging Poet’s Prize! The grand prize includes $1,000 and publication (as well as an Editor’s Choice Prize of $250 and publication). This year, the contest is being judged by none other than Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown. The Arkansas International is a literary magazine sponsored by The University of Arkansas…Continue reading Submit Your Poetry for Publication!
Crook & Folly Submissions Now Open
Submissions for poetry, creative nonfiction, fiction, dramatic literature, and micro-prose are now open! Any submissions sent in by 11:59 pm on February 12th will be given feedback and then have a chance to edit and resubmit their piece. After February 12th, all submissions will be received as is and the deadline is March 12th. Submissions…Continue reading Crook & Folly Submissions Now Open