Fourth Genre Stein

Explorations in Nonfiction, particularly interested in essays that reflect intersections of race, ethnicity, culture, class, identity, gender, sexuality, diasporas, borderlands, etc. . Two issues published annually (spring and fall). 8.000 word limit. Authors paid with two free copies of publication.  Blind reading (author name should not appear on the manuscript) Submit August 30 - Nov 30.

 

Miller Williams Poetry Series

Submit poetry manuscripts between 60 and 90 pages. Individual poems may have been previously published in chapbooks, journals, and anthologies. Submission fee: $28. Prize: $5,000 and publications, 4 runners up receive publication. Submit by Sept 30.

 

Literal Latte Essay Awards

Unpublished essays, 10,000 words max, all topics. First prize: $1,000, Second prize: $300, Third prize $200. All entries considered for publication. $10 fee per essay, $15 fee for two essays. Submit by Sept 30.

 

Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest

Tom Howard Prize: $1,500 for poem in any style or genre, Margaret Reid Prize: $1,500 for poem that rhymes or has traditional style. Top winner also receive one-year ($50 value) gift certificate from Duotrope. 10 honorable mentions awards of $100 each for any style. Top 12 entries published online. 250 lines per poem, $12 fee per poem. Submit between April 15 and Sept 30.

 

Event Magazine Creative Non-Fiction Contest

Word limit: 5,000 words. Submissions must not have been previously published, print or online. No simultaneous submissions. Fee: $34.95CA, includes one-year subscription to EVENT. First place: $1,500 and publication, Second place: $1,000 and publication, Third place: $500 and publication. Submit by Oct 15.

 

James Hearst Poetry Prize

Enter up to 5 poems in one file, simultaneous submission not allowed. Entry fee: $23, includes a copy of the contest issue. 1st place: $1,000 and publication, 2nd place: $100 and publication, 3rd place: $50 and publication. Submit by Oct 31.

 

Glimmer Train Story Story Award for New Writers

Open only to emerging writers who haven’t had fiction appear in any print publication with a circulation over 5,000. (Previous online publication is fine.) Most entries run from 500 to 4,000 words, but any lengths up to 12,000 are welcome. 1st place: $2,500, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, 10 copies. 2nd place: $500, or, if accepted for publication, $700 and 10 copies of that issue. 3rd place: $300, or, if accepted for publication, $700 and 10 copies of that issue. Submit by Jan-Feb 28, May-June 30, Sept-Oct 31 (held 3x a year, all deadlines have 1 week grace period).

 

Jeff Marks Memorial Poetry Prize

Submit 3 poems, may enter multiple submissions of 3 poems each. Fee: $20 per entry, includes copy of Awards issue. First Prize: $1,500 and publication. Honorable mentions: $500 and publication. Finalists: published in Spring/Summer issue and paid at regular contributor rate. Submit Oct 1 - Dec 1.

 

Kurt Vonnegut Fiction Prize

Submit a work of speculative fiction, including but not limited to: fairytale, magical realism, fabulism, the fantastic, horror, Afro-futurism, and science fiction hard and soft. Entry fee: $?, includes copy of Vonnegut issue. First prize: $500 and publication in summer fiction issue. All finalists will be considered for publication. Submit by Nov 1.

 

Sandy Crimmins National Prize for Poetry

Submit up to 5 pages of poetry, may enter multiple submissions of 5 pages. Reading fee: $15 per submission. First prize: $1,000 and invitation to awards event in Philadelphia. Three runners up: $250 and publication in Spring Issue. Submit by Nov 15.

 

Glimmer Train Standard Submissions

Open to all writers, 12,000 word limit (any shorter length stories also welcome). $2 processing fee. Payment: $700, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, 10 copies of that issue. Submit by Apr 30 and Nov 30 (held 2x a year).

 

Cider Press Review Award

$1,500 prize, publication, and 25 author’s copies of a book length collection of poetry. Author receives standard publishing contract. Submit 48-80 pages of original poetry not previously published in book form (individual poems may have been previously published in journals, anthologies, and chapbooks). $26 entry fee. Submit between Sept 1 and Nov 30.

 

Emrys Poetry Contest

Up to 3 poems, not exceeding 3 pages total in one doc/pdf. Winner receives $250 honorarium and publication of winning poem. $12 entry fee. Submit between Nov 1-30.

 

Main Street Rag Poetry Book Contest

52-88 pages of poetry (including section breaks), not including Contest and Notes pages. No more than one poem per page. Reading fee: $25 ($27 for online entry). Prize: publication and 50 copies of published book, $1200. Runners up also considered for publication. Submit Dec 1 - Feb 2.

 

Voices of the Middle East and North Africa, Nimrod International Journal

Poems, short stories, and creative nonfiction pieces from writers from the Middle East and North Africa, including writers currently living in this region, writers from the region currently living abroad, and writers of Middle Eastern and North African heritage, and translations of the work of such writers. Stories/creative nonfiction: 7,500 word limit; Poetry: 7 page limit. No previously published works. Entry fee: $3, includes one-year subscription. Payment: $10 per page, $200 max  Submit by Dec 5.

 

The Breakwater Fiction Contest

Previously unpublished prose ranging 1,000-5,000 words. $10 fee per submission. Prize: $1,000 and publication in Winter issue. All finalists considered for publication. Submissions accepted year round, submit by Dec 15 to be entered into next year's contest.

 

The Moth Poetry Prize

First Prize: €10,000, 3 runner-up prizes of €1,000. All submissions must be previously unpublished. 4 shortlisted poems will feature in spring issue of The Moth. Winners invited to special prizegiving at Poetry Ireland in Dublin in spring 2019. €12 fee per poem. Submit by Dec 31.

 

Glimmer Train Family Matters

Stories about families of all configurations, must read like/be presented as fiction. 12,000 word limit (avg 1,000-5,000). $18 fee per submission. 1st Place: $2,500, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, 10 copies;  2nd place: $500 or (if accepted for publication) $700 and 10 copies of issue; 3rd place: $300, or (if accepted for publication) $700 and 10 copies of issue. Submit between Nov 1 and Jan 2 (all deadlines have 1 week grace period).

 

Colorado Prize Poetry

Manuscripts must be at least 48 pages, no more than 100 pages, and may consist of poems that have been previously published (the collection as a whole must be unpublished). Reading fee: $25, includes one-year subscription to Colorado Review. Prize: $2,000 honorarium & book publication. Submit Oct 1 - Jan 14.

 

Rattle Chapbook Prize

1-3 winners will receive $2,000, 500 copies of their chapbook, and distribution to all of Rattle’s 7,000+ subscribers. Submit by Jan 15.

 

K. Margaret Grossman Fiction Awards

Previously unpublished fiction. 1st Prize: $1,000, 2nd Prize: $300, 3rd Prize: $200. All entries considered for publication. 10,000 max word limit, all subjects/styles welcome. $10 reading fee, $15 fee for two stories. Submit by Jan 15.

 

Elie Wiesel Foundation Prize in Ethics

Articulate with clarity an ethical issue that you have encountered and analyze what it has taught you about ethics and yourself. Note that the most engaging essays often reflect deeply on a particularly meaningful experience or episode in one’s life. Registered undergraduate full-time Juniors or Seniors at accredited four-year colleges or universities in the United States during the Fall 2018 Semester. First Prize: $ 5,000; Second Prize: $ 2,500; Third Prize: $ 1,500; Two Honorable Mentions: $ 500 each. The 2019 prize deadline is January 18, 2019.

 

UCI Comparative Literature Graduate Conference

Graduate students: want to present a social justce focused paper at a conference? Please submit a 250 word abstract by January 27, 2019.

 

Rising Writer Contest

First full-length book of poetry by author 33 years old or younger (previous chapbook/self-published books are fine). Winner receives $500 advance against royalties and $500 travel/publicity grant to promote book. Approximate 50-70 page limit. Submit between Nov 1 and Jan 31.

 

Glimmer Train Story Story Award for New Writers

Open only to emerging writers who haven’t had fiction appear in any print publication with a circulation over 5,000. (Previous online publication is fine.) Most entries run from 500 to 4,000 words, but any lengths up to 12,000 are welcome. 1st place: $2,500, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, 10 copies. 2nd place: $500, or, if accepted for publication, $700 and 10 copies of that issue. 3rd place: $300, or, if accepted for publication, $700 and 10 copies of that issue. Submit by Jan-Feb 28, May-June 30, Sept-Oct 31 (held 3x a year, all deadlines have 1 week grace period).

Fourth Genre Steinberg Essay Prize

Explorations in Nonfiction, particularly interested in essays that reflect intersections of race, ethnicity, culture, class, identity, gender, sexuality, diasporas, borderlands, etc. . Two issues published annually (spring and fall). 8.000 word limit. Reading Fee: $20. Prize: $1,000  Blind reading (author name should not appear on the manuscript) Submit Jan 1 - March 15.

 

Literal Latte Food Verse Contest

Unpublished poems with food as an ingredient, 2,000 words max, all styles and subjects welcome. First prize: $500. All entries considered for publication. $10 fee for up to 6 poems, $15 fee for 12 poems. Submit by Mar 15.

 

Massachusetts Historical Society Boston Seminar Series

The Society's six seminar series offer an excellent chance to meet accomplished scholars and authors. Join us to explore topics in-depth in a conversational setting, and help to shape works-in-progress. Each series meets 4-7 times during the academic year. Each session focuses on the discussion of pre-circulated works in progress, especially article or chapter-length papers, distributed to seminar registrants three weeks before the program. We invite proposals (500 words) and CVs from interested researchers by March 15.

 

Kalalak (an annual anthology)

A contest for individual poems and art. Work that evokes the Spirit of the Carolinas, from the Outer Banks and Low Country to the Piedmont and Appalachia. Entry fee: $12 for 1-3 poems or 1-3 images. First prize: $300, Second Prize $150, Third Prize: $75, Honorable Mentions: $20. Submit btwn March 1 - May 15.

 

Blacklist Journal

We are a student-run publication seeking work that balances clarity, experimentation, and bite. We publish fiction, poetry, creative non-fiction, and all forms of visual art that can be rendered in a 2-D still or moving format. Deadline for next year's Spring issue is March 24.

 

Torch Creative Nonfiction Prize

Submit one piece of creative nonfiction, no longer than 30 pages in Word. Simultaneous submissions not allowed. Submission fee: $23, includes one-year subscription to North American Review. First prize: $500. Submit by April 1.

 

Swackhammer Disarmament Video Contest

Short video (2 min or less) about the role that young people have in abolishing nuclear weapons. Submit by April 1.

 

Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest

Poetry. First Prize: $1,000 & one-year gift certificate from Duotrope ($50 value), Second Prize: $250, 10 honorable mentions receive $100 each. Top 12 entries published online. 250 line limit. Submit between August 15 and April 1.

 

Nimrod Literary Awards (The Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction & The Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry)

Poetry: 3-10 pages (one long poem or several short poems), Fiction: 7,5000 words max (one short story or a self-contained excerpt from a novel). No previously published works or works accepted for publication elsewhere. Entry fee: $20, includes a one-year subscription. May submit multiple entries, each with separate fee. First Prize: $2,000 and publication, Second Prize: $1,000 and publication. Deadline: April 30.

 

Etel Adnan Poetry Series

Submit first or second full-length books of poetry written in English by a writer of Arab heritage, 48-90 pages in length. Chapbooks are not considered as previous publications. Submission fee: $25. Prize: $1,000 and publication with preface written by the judges/editors, publicized by the Radius of Arab American Writers. Submit by April 15.

 

Canto Mundo Poetry Series

Submit manuscript, 48-90 pages in length, by a Latinx writer. Individual poems may have been published in chapbooks, journals, and anthologies. Submission fee: $28. Prize: publicized publication with preface written by judges/editors and $1,000. Submit by April 15.

 

Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction and Essay Contest

Short fictional story First Prize: $2,000, Short essay story First Prize: $2,000. 10 honorable mentions of any category receive $100 each. Top 12 entries published online. All themes accepted, 6,000 word limit, published or unpublished work allowed. $20 entry fee. Submit between Oct 15 and April 30.

 

Glimmer Train Very Short Fiction

The Very Short Fiction Contest is open to all writers. Any story that has not appeared in a print publication is welcome. We invite any length stories from 300 to 3,000 words. 1st place: $2,000, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, 10 copies. 2nd place: $500, or, if accepted for publication, $700 and 10 copies of that issue. 3rd place: $300, or, if accepted for publication, $700 and 10 copies of that issue. Submit by Mar-Apr 30, July-Aug 31 (held 2x a year, all deadlines have 1 week grace period).

 

Glimmer Train Fiction Open

Open to all subjects, all themes, and all writers. Most entries run from 3,000 to 6,000 words, but any lengths from 3,000 to 28,000 words are welcome. 1st place: $3,000, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, 10 copies. 2nd place: $1,000 and, if accepted for publication, 10 copies of that issue. 3rd place: $600, or, if accepted for publication, $700 and 10 copies of that issue. Submit by Mar-Apr 30, July-Aug 31 (held 2x a year, all deadlines have 1 week grace period).

 

Glimmer Train Standard Submissions

Open to all writers, 12,000 word limit (any shorter length stories also welcome). $2 processing fee. Payment: $700, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, 10 copies of that issue. Submit by Apr 30 and Nov 30 (held 2x a year).

Gas Station Pulp Crime Novel Contest

Submit no more than 50 pages in Word of a crime novel, if judges like it they will ask for the rest of the book. Entry fee: $23. Prize: publish full book. Submit by May 1.

 

The Cathy Smith Bowers Chapbook Contest

28-40 pages of poetry including section breaks (which are not advised) but not including Contents and Notes pages. Reading fee: $17 (online) or $15 (printed). Prize: $1,000, 50 copies of book, and a 1-year subscription to The Main Street Rag. All entries considered for publication. Submit btwn May 1 - June 15.

 

Hidden River Review Short Play Award

$1,000 and publication in the Hidden River Review of Arts & Letters for unpublished and unproduced (readings, workshops, and showcases are fine) short play of no more than 15 minutes. Full script must be submitted, along with brief bio, synopsis and character breakdown. $17 reading fee. Submit by May 15.

 

Hidden River Review Trilogy Awards: Non-Fiction, Poetry, and Very Short Fiction

$1,000 prize and publication in Hidden River Review of Arts & Letters, please indicate which category submitting in. Previously unpublished work of 25 pages of non-fiction (and a synopsis if submitting a book excerpt), up to 5 poems, or work of short fiction between 300 and 3,000 words. $17 entry fee. Submit by May 31.

 

Princess Grace Film Awards

For graduate and undergraduate students who are working on their thesis films. The category of Film is comprised of (but not limited to) narrative/documentary/experimental/animation/hybrid  work, as well as new work including media installations, transmedia, webisodes, interactive web work and other projects where the moving image is the primary component. These grants will be made in accordance with the student’s thesis project budget; no administrative charges, overhead or indirect costs incurred by the school may be charged against the grant. Deadline: May 31

 

American-Scandinavian Foundation

$2,500 prize and publication for English translation of poetry/fiction/creative nonfiction written in Nordic language. $2,000 prize and publication to translator whose translations have not been previously published. Works by Scandinavian authors born after 1900 and have not been published are eligible. Submit by June 15.

 

Bitter Orleander Press Library of Poetry Award

$1,000 prize and publication, poetry manuscripts must be 48-80 pages, $28 entry fee, submit between May 1 and June 15.

 

North Street Book Prize

Submit one or more self-published books in these categories: mainstream/literary fiction, genre fiction, creative nonfiction/memoir, poetry, children’s picture book. Grand prize: $3,000, marketing analysis & 1-hour phone consultation with Carolyn Howard-johnson, $300 credit at BookBaby, 3 free ads in Winning Writers newsletter ($450 value); Top Winner in each category: $1,000, marketing analysis & 1-hour phone consultations with Carolyn Howard-johnson, $300 credit at BookBaby, 1 free ad in Winning Writers newsletter ($150 value); One Honorable mention in each category receive $250. All who win prizes will be published online along with judge critiques. 150,000 word limit, may submit collection of short stories or essays. Entry fee $60 per book. Submit between Feb 15 and June 30.

 

Barrow Street Press Book Contest

Prize: $1,500. Submit 50-80 page unpublished manuscript of original poetry in English. $25 fee (snail mail), $28 fee (online, does not accept AmEx), submit to RI address (not NY address). Submit by June 30.

 

Autumn House Press Contest

Full-length manuscripts in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Each category winner receives $2500 total ($1,000 advance against royalties, $1,500 travel/publicity grant to promote book). $30 fee. Submit between Jan 1 and June 30.

 

Glimmer Train Story Story Award for New Writers

1st place: $2,500, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, 10 copies; 2nd place: $500, or (if accepted for publication) $700 and 10 copies of issue; 3rd place: $300,  or (if accepted for publication) $700 and 10 copies of issue. Open only to emergings writers who haven’t had fiction appear in any print publication with circulation of 5,000 (online publication is fine). 12,000 word limit (avg is 800-4,000). $18 fee per submission. Submit by Jan-Feb 28, May-June 30, Sept-Oct 31 (held 3x a year, all deadlines have 1 week grace period).

 

The Moth Short Story Prize (Ireland)

1st Prize: €3,000; 2nd Prize: week-long writing retreat at Circle of Misse in France & €250 travel stipend, 3rd Prize: €1,000 travel stipend. 5,000 word limit, must be original and previously unpublished. All winning stories will appear in autumn issue of The Moth. €12 entry fee. Submit by June 30.

 

Cider Press Review Editor’s Prize

$1,000 prize, publication, and 25 author’s copies of a book length collection of poetry. Author receives standard publishing contract. Submit 48-80 pages of original poetry not previously published in book form (individual poems may have been previously published in journals, anthologies, and chapbooks). $26 entry fee. Submit between Apr 1 and June 30.

 

Los Angeles Review Literary Awards

Previously unpublished poetry (up to 3 poems, no more than 50 lines each), fiction (2,500 word limit), flash fiction (500 word limit), and nonfiction (2,500 word limit). Prizes include: $1,000 honorarium and publication via LAR Online and in best0of annual print edition released in spring. $20 entry fee. Submit by June 30.

 

May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Prize

Previously unpublished book-length collection of poetry (individual poems may have been previously published) on any topic in any poetic form. $25 fee per manuscript. Prize: $1,000, book publication, 100 complimentary copies, distribution through University Press of New England. Submit by June 30.

 

William Van Wert Award for Fiction

$1,000 and publication in Hidden River Review of Arts & letters offered to best unpublished short story or novel excerpt. 25 hard page limit. Novel excerpt must include synopsis and outline of whole novel, and explanation of where submitted portion fits into the overall structure of work. $17 entry fee, multiple submissions permitted with separate fee for each. Submit between Feb 1 and June 30.

 

Literal Latte Short Short Contest

Previously unpublished shorts, 2,000 words max, all styles welcome. First Prize: $500. $10 entry fee for up to 3 shorts, $15 fee for 6 shorts. All entries considered for publication. Submit by June 30.

 

Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards

Poems must be original, unpublished, and in English, Adult winner: $1,000, may award honorable mentions. $15 entry fee for up to 3 poems. Submit by July 1.

 

Belleview Literary Review

For previously unpublished (print or electronic) fiction (not genre fiction, max 5,000 words), creative nonfiction, and poetry (no more than 3 poems) related to themes of health, healing, illness, the mind, and the body. First Prize: $1,000 in each genre and publication in the spring issue, honorable mentions receive $250 and publication in spring issue. $20 entry fee, additional $10 to receive a one-year subscription to the BLR. All entries considered for regular publication. Submit by July 1.

 

The Francine Ringold Awards for New Writers

Open to writers whose work has not appeared or is not scheduled to appear in more than 2 publications (self-published works, works with a distribution of less than 100 copies, and journalistic articles are not considered toward the count of 2 publications. Poetry: up to 5 pages (one long poem or several short poems), Fiction: 5,000 words max (one short story or a self-contained excerpt from a novel). Entry fee: $12, includes a copy of the spring issue. Prize: $500 and publication one fiction and one poetry submission. Submit by July 15.

 

Rattle Poetry Prize

Previously unpublished poems of any length, style, or subject. $25 entry fee (1-year subscription to Rattle) allows for up to 4 poems submitted. Multiple entries of up to 4 poems accepted, each additional entry will add an extra year to subscription. Award: one $10,000 winner, and ten $200 finalists, all 11 (winner and finalists) printed in winter issue, one $2,000 Reader’s Choice Award chosen from the 10 finalists. Submit by July 15.

 

Literal Latte Poetry Awards

Unpublished poems, 2,000 words max, all styles welcome. First prize: $1,000, Second Prize: $300, Third Prize: $200. All entries considered for publication. $10 fee for up to 6 poems, $15 fee for 10 poems. Submit by July 15.

 

Comstock Review Poetry Contest

Original, previously unpublished (in any medium) poems not exceeding 40 lines (64-character line width guidelines). First Prize: $1,000 (The Muriel Craft Bailey Memorial Award), Second Prize: $250, Third Prize: $100. Honorable mentions receive one-year subscriptions. All prize winners, honorable mentions, and special merit poems will be published. $5 fee per poem in snail mail, $27.50 fee for up to 5 poems online. Submit between Apr 1 and July 15.

 

Emrys Press Chapbook Prize

Previously unpublished (as part of book or as self-published chapbook, individually published poems acceptable) poetry manuscripts 24-28 pages in length. Prize: $1,000 honorarium upon publication and 20 copies of book, and invitation as guest for one week to Rensing Center arts/writing retreat near Greenville, SC. $25 entry fee. Submit between May 15 and July 15.

 

The Peseroff Prize Poetry Contest

Previously unpublished poems, no restriction on content or form. $10 fee for up to three poems. Prize: $1,000 and publication in Fall issue. Winner and finalists will be published in Fall issue. Submissions accepted year round, submit by July 15 to be entered into next year's contest.

 

Glimmer Train Very Short Fiction

Open to all writers, only stories not already appeared in print publication. 300-3,000 word limit. 1st place: $2,000, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, 10 copies; 2nd place: $500, or (if accepted for publication) $700 and 10 copies of issue; 3rd place: $300, or (if accepted for publication) $700 and 10 copies of issue. $16 fee per submission. Submit by Mar-Apr 30, July-Aug 31 (held 2x a year, all deadlines have 1 week grace period).

 

Glimmer Train Fiction Open

Open to all subjects, themes, and writers. 3,000-20,000 word limit (avg 3,000-6,000). 1st Place: $3,000, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, 10 copies;  2nd place: $1,000 and (if accepted for publication) 10 copies of issue; 3rd place: $600, or (if accepted for publication) $700 and 10 copies of issue. $21 fee per submission. Submit by Mar-Apr 30, July-Aug 31 (held 2x a year, all deadlines have 1 week grace period).

Coal Hill Review

Autumn House Press chapbook for writers without full manuscript.

 

The Monadnock Essay Collection Prize

Previously unpublished book-length collection (120-160 pages) of nonfiction essays of any form. $25 fee per manuscript. Prize: $750, publication of collection, 50 copies of published book, distribution with other fall titles through University Press of New England.

 

Meat for Tea: The Valley Review

Open submissions for publication. Poetry and short prose: max 1,500 words; short fiction and essays: max 8,000 words; flash or microfiction: max 1,200 words. Must include a bio written in third-person, max 200 words. Submission fee: $4.50.

 

Sinister Wisdom Writing Submissions

Sisnister Wisdoms publishes work by anyone who identifies as a lesbian. Material may be in any style or form, or combination of forms. Maximum: five poems, two short stories or essays, OR one longer piece of up to 5,000 words. Please proofread your work carefully; do not send us changes after the deadline. Please send a short contributor biography between 25 and 125 words with your submission.