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Last updated 1 February 2012
Contest Classifieds :: Complete Contest List
Posted 1 February 2012
Booth 2012 Poetry Contest. Online submission deadline: March 5, 2012
2012 Poetry Contest. Final Judge: Linda Gregg. $500 and $250 prizes. All entries considered for publication. Material should be previosuly unpublished. Simultaneous fine if withdrawn upon accetpance elsewhere. $10 reading fee includes print copy of Booth Three. Winners announced on March 30, 2012. Electronic submissions only. booth.butler.edu/contests/
Bellingham Review.
Postmark/online submission deadline: March 15, 2012
Bellingham Review awards three $1,000 prizes in each of our internationally recognized literary contests: the Annie Dillard Award for Creative Nonfiction, the Tobias Wolff Award for Fiction, and the 49th Parallel Award for Poetry. The first entry costs $20, and each additional entry in the same genre costs $10. All entrants receive a one-year subscription to Bellingham Review. All manuscripts are read blindly. Bellingham Review accepts electronic and mailed submissions. The contest deadline is March 15. For complete submission guidelines please visit our website: www.bhreview.org
Southwest
Review.
2012 David Nathan Meyerson Prize for Fiction.
Prize: $1,000 plus publication. Open to writers who have not published a book of fiction, either a novel or collection of stories. Submissions must be no longer than 8,000 words. No simultaneous or previously published works. Name, address, and contact information should appear only on cover letter. Deadline: May 1, 2012. Entry fee: $25 per story. Mail entries with a check or money order to: The David Meyerson Fiction Prize, Southwest Review, P.O. Box 750374, Dallas, TX 75275-0374 (include SASE for notification of the winning submission), OR enter online at www.smu.edu/southwestreview
Glimmer Train’s Short Story Award for New Writers.
Deadline February 29.
Results announced April 30. Open to writers whose fiction hasn’t appeared in a print publication with a circulation >5000. First place: $1500 and publication in Glimmer Train. In a year's time we pay writers over $45,000, nearly a third of that going to new writers. In the recent Best American Short Stories, of the top "100 distinguished short stories," six appeared in Glimmer Train, second only to the New Yorker. Of the six, two were those authors' first stories accepted for publication. Submit online: www.glimmertrain.org.
The Ledge Fiction Awards. Postmark deadline: February 29, 2012
The Ledge Poetry & Fiction Magazine announces its 2012 and Tenth Annual Fiction Awards Competition. First prize: $1,000. Second prize: $250. Third prize: $100. All three prizewinning stories will be published in The Ledge Magazine. Entry fee: $12 for the first story; $6 for each additional story. $20 subscription gains free entry for the first story. Postmark deadline: February 29, 2012. The Ledge 2012 Fiction Awards Competition, 40 Maple Ave., Bellport, NY 11713. www.theledgemagazine.com.
Willow
Springs Editions'
12th Annual Spokane Prize for Short Fiction
Postmark deadline: April 16, 2012
Winner will receive publication plus $2000 cash prize. All US Authors Eligible. Postmark deadline April 16, 2012. Previous winners include Sherril Jaffe, K.L. Cook, Edith Pearlman, Jonathan Penner, Ann Joslin Williams. Please send: A book-length manuscript (at least 98 pages) of at least 3 stories; a cover letter including contact information and bio; an SASE for notification; $25 reading fee made out to Willow Springs Editions (check or money order) To: Spokane Prize, Inland NW Center for Writers, 501 Riverpoint Drive, Suite 425, Spokane, WA 99202.
The Creative Nonfiction Down Under Essay Contest.
Deadline: January 31, 2012 February 29, 2012
Creative Nonfiction, in association with the Australian arts company, Tashmadada, seeks new essays for a special "Australia" issue. We're looking for a variety of perspectives—from locals, expats, tourists, or anyone else—and will consider essays of all forms and focuses as long as Australia's landscape, people, and/or culture are prominently featured; the stories are true; and submissions are previously unpublished. Reading fee applies; $9,000 in cash prizes; winners receive publication in issue, which will be launched at the 2012 Melbourne Writers' Festival. Complete guidelines at www.creativenonfiction.org.
Posted 24 January 2012
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Doris
Bakwin Award for Writing by a Woman.
Postmark deadline: March 15, 2012. Prize: $1000
Carolina Wren Press aims to publish writers historically neglected by mainstream publishing, and to develop diverse and vital audiences through publishing, outreach, and educational programs. Our next Doris Bakwin Award for Writing by a Woman will take entries with a postmark deadline of 3/15/2012. The final judge is Moira Crone. Submit the first 50-60 pages of fiction manuscript (stories or a novel) or non-fiction (memoir, not academic work), by a single author identifying as a woman. carolinawrenpress.org/submissions/contests
Posted 23 January 2012
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Upper Mississippi River Essay Contest
Online submission deadline: March 16, 2012
Sponsored by Prairie Rivers Network and the 1Mississippi Campaign. Essay theme: “Our Upper Mississippi River: Connection, Inspiration, Transformation.” Your Upper Mississippi River story can inspire others to learn about this wondrous river, to love it as you do, and to take action to protect its waters and habitat for people and wildlife. The winning essay will be published in the newsletters for Prairie Rivers Network and the 1 Mississippi Campaign, and Our Mississippi magazine, an audience of over 6,000! Visit prairierivers.org/umressay/ for more information.
Posted 19 January 2012
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Mixer Publishing. $1,000 prize. Stephen Graham Jones, guest judge. Entry fee $12; free 1 year subscription to website on entry. What will win? The best mix of (1) sex and satire, (2) violence and satire, (3) sex, violence, and satire, or (4) a really compelling piece that focuses on one of our main themes (i.e., sex, violence, or satire). Submission deadline is April 26th. To submit or read more details, go to mixerpublishing.com/?page_id=259
Hazel Lipa Poetry Chapbook Contest.
Deadline: March 16, 2012
Winning chapbook of no more than 40 poems will appear in Flyway: Journal of Writing and Environment's spring online issue and annual print anthology. Individual pieces may be previously published, but the chapbook itself should not be published. Winner receives $250, a Flyway hat, and publication. Runner-up receives $50, a Flyway hat, and publication of selected, previously unpublished poems. $19 reading fee includes a one-year subscription to Flyway. Please submit online: flyway.submishmash.com/submit
Folio Fiction Contest: Postmark deadline: March
5, 2012
Fiction Contest! A first-place winner will receive $500, and two honorable mentions will receive $100 each. There is a $15 submission fee, for which you will receive a complimentary copy of our Spring 2012 issue. The deadline for the contest, which will be judged by award-winning author Alan Heathcock, is March 5, 2012. Please see our website for complete guidelines: www.american.edu/cas/literature/folio/
Posted 17 January 2011
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Georgetown Review Press Poetry Manuscript Contest.
Postmark deadline: February 15, 2012.
Online submission deadline: February 22, 2012
$1000 prize and book publication by Georgetown Review Press. Final judge for 2012 is Bob Hicok. Deadline is February 15, 2012. Both paper and electronic submissions accepted. $20 entry fee. 2011 winner was Laurie MacDiarmid’s Consolation Prize. For guidelines or to submit electronically please visit wordpress.georgetowncollege.edu/georgetownreview/
Posted 16 January 2012
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CUTTHROAT,
A Journal of the Arts announces the 2012 Joy Harjo Poetry Prize and
Rick Demarinis Short Fiction Prize. $1250 First Prize / $250 Second Prize +
Publication. Judges: Linda Gregerson (Poetry), Charles Baxter (Short
Fiction). Submit online or by mail by October 10, 2012. Go to
www.cutthroatmag.com for complete
guidelines.
In
a year's time, Glimmer Train pays writers over
$45,000, nearly a third going to new writers. Our Short Story Award
for New Writers is held in February, May, August, and November. Open
only to writers whose fiction has not appeared in a print
publication with a circulation >5000. 1st place receives $1200 and publication in
Glimmer Train Stories, 2nd/3rd $500/$300. One of the most
respected short-story journals, Glimmer Train Stories
is represented in recent editions of the Pushcart Prize, New
Stories from the Midwest, O.Henry, New Stories from the South, Best
of the West, and Best American Short Stories
anthologies.
The Malahat Review welcomes contest entries year-round:
Novella Prize $1500, deadline Feb 1, 2012; Far Horizons Award for
Poetry $1000, deadline May 1, 2012; Constance Rooke Creative
Nonfiction Prize $1000, deadline Aug 1, 2012; Open Season Awards (in
poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction) $3000, deadline Nov 1,
2012. Full guidelines:
malahatreview.ca
The Ploughshares
Emerging Writer’s Contest will award $3000 in prizes and
publication to emerging writers in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction
in 2012. The $20 entrance fee includes a one-year subscription to
Ploughshares, which the New York
Times called “the triton among the minnows.” Over the years,
Ploughshares has discovered early work by writers like Tim
O’Brien, Sue Miller, and Edward P. Jones. Be the next great writer
to join our ranks. Submit work between February 1st and April 2nd,
2012. Details can be found at
Pshares.org/EmergingAward/
PRAIRIE SCHOONER, based in the University of
Nebraska, is the tenth oldest literary journal in the country. It
publishes the best poems, short stories, essays, and book reviews
from emerging and established writers. It has printed work by Eudora
Welty, Octavio Paz, Tennessee Williams, Rita Dove, Joyce Carol
Oates, Sharon Olds, Cornelius Eady, and others. NEW IN 2011:
Prairie Schooner welcomes Kwame Dawes as its new
Editor-in-Chief. NEW IN 2012: Prairie Schooner will begin
accepting online submissions alongside hard copy submissions via
Submittable. Visit
prairieschooner.unl.edu for more information about submission
guidelines, subscriptions, and the annual Prairie Schooner
Book Prize Series.
St. Petersburg Review: Speaking the Same Language
through Literature. Poetry Contest 2012. Deadline:
March 1, 2012. Prize: $1000. Submit three poems, with $20 (each
entrant receives 2012 journal) and SASE for results. St. Petersburg
Review, Contest, Box 2888, Concord, NH 03302. All entries considered
for publication. Our 2011/2012 issue will include thirteen entrants
in addition to contest winners. See
www.stpetersburgreview.com for complete guidelines. St.
Petersburg Review is an independent, international and
nonprofit review of contemporary literature that seeks to foster and
promote global connections and affinities through the annual
publication of quality fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama from
all countries.
Posted 15 January 2012
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Willow
Springs Fiction Prize. Deadline: March 15, 2012.
Winner Receives $2000 plus publication in Willow Springs. All entrants receive a free one-year subscription to the magazine. There is no word limit for the contest. Send us your manuscript along with a $15.00 entry fee by mail or online through our website. The deadline for submissions is March 15th, 2012. For more information visit us at willowsprings.ewu.edu/contests.
Posted 10 January 2012
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The Norton Girault Literary Prize
Online/Postmark Submission Deadline: February 29, 2012
Sponsored by Old Dominion University and Barely South Review, the 2012 Norton Girault Literary Prize will award $1,000 and publication in Barely South Review to a single short story up to 25 pages. The judge for 2012 is author Cristina Garcia. Complete details and guidelines on how to enter can be found at barelysouthreview.digitalodu.com/the-norton-girault-literary-prize/
Posted 9 January 2012
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SUBMIT
NOW to ABLE MUSE CONTESTS for 2012 ::
WRITE PRIZE (poetry & fiction): $500 each + publication. Final
Judges: John Drury (poetry), Ellen Sussman (fiction); $15 entry;
deadline: Feb 15, 2012.
BOOK AWARD (poetry): $1000 + book publication. Final Judge: Mary Jo
Salter; $25 entry; deadline: March 31, 2012.
Enter now – go to
www.ablemusepress.com for details.
The 39th Annual Mississippi Valley Poetry Contest, sponsored by the Midwest Writing Center, is open for electronic and postal submissions January 1 to March 31, 2012. National Judge: Nate Pritts, author of Sweet Nothing. Regional Judge: Chad Parmenter, author of Bat & Man. $250, $175, and $100 prize in each category. Top 25 finalists in each category will be published in volume four of Off Channel, our yearly anthology. Submission fee: $10 for up to 3 poems, $2 for each additional poem. No limit. Any content, any form; simultaneous submissions accepted. Go to www.midwestwritingcenter.org for contest guidelines and submission details.
New South. Postmark/Online deadline: March 5, 2012
New South is now accepting submissions for its 2012 writing contest. Each year, New South awards $1,000 to a first place winner, and $250 to a second place winner in the genres of poetry and prose. The 2012 New South Writing Contest will be be judged by Tom Hunley in the genre of poetry and Joshua Harmon in the genre of prose. Entries may be submitted online, or via post, both with a $15 entry fee. Visit www.review.gsu.edu/page/contest.html for more details.
Posted 6 January 2012
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“________ is Michigan” 2012 College Poetry Contest
Postmark/Online submission deadline: April 30, 2012
Oaken Transformations Sculpture & Poetry walk, located in Brighton, Michigan, is now accepting submissions for its “_______ is Michigan” college poetry contest. Poems submitted should strive to define Michigan by looking at such things as its history and roots, its contemporary culture, and all the dreams for its future. Contest is open to undergraduate college students in Michigan. Judged by poet Christine Hume, first and second place prizes will be awarded cash prizes ($250 & $150) and publication. Please see our website page for complete contest & submission information: www.miartwalk.com/events.htm
Posted 5 January 2012
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Ruminate Magazine's
2012 Nonfiction Prize.
Finalist judge: Leslie Leyland Fields
Enter our 2nd annual VanderMey Nonfiction Prize. A prize of $1,000 and publication in Ruminate will be awarded to the winner. Deadline extended to February 1, 2012; $15 entry fee. Visit our website for complete guidelines: www.ruminatemagazine.org/contests/nonfiction-prize. Subscribe to Ruminate Magazine: $28 for four issues and one year of great reading and chewing on life faith and art. Visit our website to subscribe: www.ruminatemagazine.org/subscribe
Posted 3 January 2012
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2012 South Loop Review: Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest
Judged by Ander Monson. Our contest is open to all nonfiction
writers. We're looking for essays and memoir in lyric and experimental
forms. Winner receives $1,000 and publication in our September 2012 (Volume
14) issue. The $20 submission fee includes a two-year subscription to
South Loop Review: Creative NonFiction + Art . Visit our website for
guidelines at
colum.edu/southloopreview.
Deadline: March 30, 2012
Posted 2 January 2012
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2012 Colorado Review Nelligan Prize for
Short Fiction.
Postmark/Online deadline: March 10, 2012
2012 Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction: $2,000 honorarium and publication in the Fall 2012 issue of Colorado Review. Submit short story by March 10, 2012. Final judge is Jane Hamilton; friends and students (current or former) of the judge are not eligible to compete, nor are Colorado State University employees, students, or alumni. $15 entry fee. Stories must be unpublished and under 50 pages. Complete guidelines at nelliganprize.colostate.edu or Nelligan Prize, Colorado Review, 9105 Campus Delivery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-9105.
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Arc. Poetry. $32 CAD. 2/1 (annual postmark)
Carpe
Articulum. Poetry, Short Fiction. No Fee. 2/1 (annual)
[*for high school/middle school students only*]
Columbia. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $14. 2/1 (annual)
Dzanc Books. Fiction. $20. 2/1/12 [book]
Imitation Fruit. Poetry, Short Stories, Artwork. No Fee. 2/1/12
The Madison Review. Poetry, Fiction. $10. 12/1 - 2/1 (annual)
Malahat Review. Novella. $35 CAD, $40 USD, $45 USD International. 2/1/12
Malahat Review. Long Poem. $35 CAD, $40 USD, $45 USD International. 2/1/13
Milk Money Review. Microfiction. No Fee. 2/1/12
Polaris. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Visual Art. No Fee. 2/1/12
[*open to undergraduates only*]
Potomac Review. Poetry. $20. 10/1/11 - 2/1/12
Ruminate. Nonfiction. $15. 2/1/12 [extended deadline]
Ruminate Magazine's
2012 Nonfiction Prize.
Finalist judge: Leslie Leyland Fields
Enter our 2nd annual VanderMey Nonfiction Prize. A prize of $1,000 and publication in Ruminate will be awarded to the winner. Deadline extended to February 1, 2012; $15 entry fee. Visit our website for complete guidelines: www.ruminatemagazine.org/contests/nonfiction-prize. Subscribe to Ruminate Magazine: $28 for four issues and one year of great reading and chewing on life faith and art. Visit our website to subscribe: www.ruminatemagazine.org/subscribe
Sixteen Rivers Press. Poetry. No Fee. 2/1/12 [book]
Center for Women Writers. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $15. 2/3/12 (postmark)
PRISM International. Poetry, Short Fiction. $28 [postal], $30 [online]. 2/3/12
Disquiet/Guernica. International Literature. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $15. 2/8/12 (extended postmark)
Iron Horse Literary Review. Fiction, Essays. $15. 1/16 - 2/10/12 [chap]
The Teacher's Voice. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $20. 2/11/12 [chap]
High Desert Journal. Nonfiction. $15. 2/12/12
The Normal School. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $20. 2/12/12
The Iowa Review. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $20. 1/1 - 2/14/12 (extended postmark)
Tupelo Press Poetry Project. Erotic Poetry. $15. 2/14/12
Able Muse. Poetry, Flash Fiction. $15. 2/15 (annual)
SUBMIT
NOW to ABLE MUSE CONTESTS for 2012 ::
WRITE PRIZE (poetry & fiction): $500 each + publication. Final
Judges: John Drury (poetry), Ellen Sussman (fiction); $15 entry;
deadline: Feb 15, 2012.
BOOK AWARD (poetry): $1000 + book publication. Final Judge: Mary Jo
Salter; $25 entry; deadline: March 31, 2012.
Enter now – go to
www.ablemusepress.com for details.
The Aurorean. Undergraduate/Graduate Haiku. No Fee. 2/15 (annual)
Converse College Creative Writing Program. Poetry. $15. 2/15 (annual)
CSU Poetry Center. Poetry. $25. 11/1 - 2/15 (annual) [book]
The Dirty Napkin. Poetry, Fiction, Letter. No Fee. 2/15/12
Geist. Postcard Story. $20. 2/15/12 [extended]
Georgetown Review. Poetry Manuscript. $20. 2/15/12 (postmark) [book]
Georgetown Review Press Poetry Manuscript Contest.
Postmark deadline: February 15, 2012.
Online submission deadline: February 22, 2012
$1000 prize and book publication by Georgetown Review Press. Final judge for 2012 is Bob Hicok. Deadline is February 15, 2012. Both paper and electronic submissions accepted. $20 entry fee. 2011 winner was Laurie MacDiarmid’s Consolation Prize. For guidelines or to submit electronically please visit wordpress.georgetowncollege.edu/georgetownreview/
Literal Latte. Food Poetry. $15. 2/15/12 (extended deadline)
National Poetry Series. Poetry. $30. 1/1 - 2/15 (annual) [book]
Finishing Line Press. Poetry Chapbook. $15. 2/15 (annual)
Sarabande Books. Poetry, Short Fiction. $25. 1/1 - 2/15 (annual) [book]
Starcherone Books. Innovative Fiction. $35. 2/15 (annual) [book]
Transitions Abroad. Essay. No Fee. 4/1 - 2/15 (annual)
Memoir (and). Poetry, Prose, Graphic Memoir, Photography. No Fee. 11/1 - 2/16/12
The Nassau Review. Prose Poetry, Short Story. No Fee. 2/1-2/20/12
AWP. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $25. 1/1 - 2/28 (annual) [book]
Fence Books. Poetry. $28. 2/1 - 2/28 (annual) [book]
Fourth Genre. Essay. $15. 1/5 - 2/28 (annual postmark)
The Kenyon Review. Short Fiction. No Fee. 2/1 - 2/28 (annual)
The New Quarterly. Poetry. $40. 2/28 (annual postmark)
Southern Illinois University. Student Fiction. 2/1 - 2/28 (annual postmark)
Summer Literary Seminars. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $15. 2/28/12
Tupelo Press. Poetry. $23. 12/1 - 2/28 (annual) [chap]
American Poetry Journal/Dream Horse Press. Poetry. $25. 2/29/12 [book]
Barely South Review. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $25. 2/29/12 (postmark)
The Norton Girault Literary Prize
Online/Postmark Submission Deadline: February 29, 2012
Sponsored by Old Dominion University and Barely South Review, the 2012 Norton Girault Literary Prize will award $1,000 and publication in Barely South Review to a single short story up to 25 pages. The judge for 2012 is author Cristina Garcia. Complete details and guidelines on how to enter can be found at barelysouthreview.digitalodu.com/the-norton-girault-literary-prize/
Creative Nonfiction. Australia Essays. $20. 2/29/12 (extended postmark)
The Creative Nonfiction Down Under Essay Contest.
Deadline: January 31, 2012 February 29, 2012
Creative Nonfiction, in association with the Australian arts company, Tashmadada, seeks new essays for a special "Australia" issue. We're looking for a variety of perspectives—from locals, expats, tourists, or anyone else—and will consider essays of all forms and focuses as long as Australia's landscape, people, and/or culture are prominently featured; the stories are true; and submissions are previously unpublished. Reading fee applies; $9,000 in cash prizes; winners receive publication in issue, which will be launched at the 2012 Melbourne Writers' Festival. Complete guidelines at www.creativenonfiction.org.
CutBank. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $17. 12/1/11 - 2/29/12
Glimmer Train. Short Story. $15. 2/1 - 2/29/12
Glimmer Train’s Short Story Award for New Writers.
Deadline February 29.
Results announced April 30. Open to writers whose fiction hasn’t appeared in a print publication with a circulation >5000. First place: $1500 and publication in Glimmer Train. In a year's time we pay writers over $45,000, nearly a third of that going to new writers. In the recent Best American Short Stories, of the top "100 distinguished short stories," six appeared in Glimmer Train, second only to the New Yorker. Of the six, two were those authors' first stories accepted for publication. Submit online: www.glimmertrain.org.
The Ledge. Fiction. $12. 2/29/12
The Ledge Fiction Awards. Postmark deadline: February 29, 2012
The Ledge Poetry & Fiction Magazine announces its 2012 and Tenth Annual Fiction Awards Competition. First prize: $1,000. Second prize: $250. Third prize: $100. All three prizewinning stories will be published in The Ledge Magazine. Entry fee: $12 for the first story; $6 for each additional story. $20 subscription gains free entry for the first story. Postmark deadline: February 29, 2012. The Ledge 2012 Fiction Awards Competition, 40 Maple Ave., Bellport, NY 11713. www.theledgemagazine.com.
Omnidawn. Poetry. $15. 1/1 - 2/29/12 [chap]
Wag's Revue. Poetry, Fiction, Essays. $20. 2/29/12
WOW! Women On Writing. Flash Fiction. $10. 2/29/12 (annual)
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42 Miles Press. Poetry. $25. 3/1 (annual) [book]
Ahsahta Press. Poetry. $25. 1/1 - 3/1 (annual postmark) [book]
Alice James Books/Kundiman. Poetry. $28. 3/1/12 [book]
Arc Poetry Magazine. Poetry. $23. 3/1 (annual postmark)
Atlanta Review. Poetry. $5. 3/1 (annual postmark)
Common Ground Review. Poetry. $15. 3/1 (annual)
Persea Books. Poetry. $25. 1/1 - 3/1 (annual postmark) [book]
Plan B Press. Poetry. $15. 3/1 (annual) [chap]
Prole. Poetry. £3. 3/1/12
St. Petersburg Review. Poetry. $20. 3/1 (annual postmark)
St. Petersburg Review: Speaking the Same Language
through Literature. Poetry Contest 2012. Deadline:
March 1, 2012. Prize: $1000. Submit three poems, with $20 (each
entrant receives 2012 journal) and SASE for results. St. Petersburg
Review, Contest, Box 2888, Concord, NH 03302. All entries considered
for publication. Our 2011/2012 issue will include thirteen entrants
in addition to contest winners. See
www.stpetersburgreview.com for complete guidelines. St.
Petersburg Review is an independent, international and
nonprofit review of contemporary literature that seeks to foster and
promote global connections and affinities through the annual
publication of quality fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama from
all countries.
Stonybrook Southampton. Short Fiction. No Fee. 3/1 (annual postmark)
University of Dundee. Novel. No Fee. 3/1/12 [book]
Wilkes University. Fiction. $25. 3/1 (annual) [book]
Symphony Space. Short Story. No Fee. 3/2/12
Booth. Poetry. $10. 3/5/12
Booth 2012 Poetry Contest. Online submission deadline: March 5, 2012
2012 Poetry Contest. Final Judge: Linda Gregg. $500 and $250 prizes. All entries considered for publication. Material should be previosuly unpublished. Simultaneous fine if withdrawn upon accetpance elsewhere. $10 reading fee includes print copy of Booth Three. Winners announced on March 30, 2012. Electronic submissions only. booth.butler.edu/contests/
Folio. Fiction. $15. 3/5/12 (postmark)
Folio Fiction Contest: Postmark deadline: March
5, 2012
Fiction Contest! A first-place winner will receive $500, and two honorable mentions will receive $100 each. There is a $15 submission fee, for which you will receive a complimentary copy of our Spring 2012 issue. The deadline for the contest, which will be judged by award-winning author Alan Heathcock, is March 5, 2012. Please see our website for complete guidelines: www.american.edu/cas/literature/folio/
New South. Poetry, Shorty Story, Nonfiction. $15. 3/5 (annual postmark)
New South. Postmark/Online deadline: March 5, 2012
New South is now accepting submissions for its 2012 writing contest. Each year, New South awards $1,000 to a first place winner, and $250 to a second place winner in the genres of poetry and prose. The 2012 New South Writing Contest will be be judged by Tom Hunley in the genre of poetry and Joshua Harmon in the genre of prose. Entries may be submitted online, or via post, both with a $15 entry fee. Visit www.review.gsu.edu/page/contest.html for more details.
Washington Square. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $10. 3/8/12
Transitions Abroad. Student Essay. No Fee. 6/1 - 3/8 (annual)
Colorado Review. Short Story. $17. 1/1 - 3/10/12
2012 Colorado Review Nelligan Prize for
Short Fiction.
Postmark/Online deadline: March 10, 2012
2012 Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction: $2,000 honorarium and publication in the Fall 2012 issue of Colorado Review. Submit short story by March 10, 2012. Final judge is Jane Hamilton; friends and students (current or former) of the judge are not eligible to compete, nor are Colorado State University employees, students, or alumni. $15 entry fee. Stories must be unpublished and under 50 pages. Complete guidelines at nelliganprize.colostate.edu or Nelligan Prize, Colorado Review, 9105 Campus Delivery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-9105.
Engine Books. Novel. $25. 3/10/12 (postmark) [book]
Modern Haiku. Haiku. No Fee. 3/13 (annual)
Arts & Letters. Poetry, Fiction, Drama, Nonfiction. $15. 3/15 (annual postmark)
Bellday Books. Poetry. $25. 3/15 (annual postmark) [book]
Bellingham Review. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $20. 3/15 (annual postmark)
Bellingham Review.
Postmark/online submission deadline: March 15, 2012
Bellingham Review awards three $1,000 prizes in each of our internationally recognized literary contests: the Annie Dillard Award for Creative Nonfiction, the Tobias Wolff Award for Fiction, and the 49th Parallel Award for Poetry. The first entry costs $20, and each additional entry in the same genre costs $10. All entrants receive a one-year subscription to Bellingham Review. All manuscripts are read blindly. Bellingham Review accepts electronic and mailed submissions. The contest deadline is March 15. For complete submission guidelines please visit our website: www.bhreview.org
Carolina Wren Press. Fiction, Nonfiction. $20. 1/1 - 3/15/12 (postmark) [book]
Doris
Bakwin Award for Writing by a Woman.
Postmark deadline: March 15, 2012. Prize: $1000
Carolina Wren Press aims to publish writers historically neglected by mainstream publishing, and to develop diverse and vital audiences through publishing, outreach, and educational programs. Our next Doris Bakwin Award for Writing by a Woman will take entries with a postmark deadline of 3/15/2012. The final judge is Moira Crone. Submit the first 50-60 pages of fiction manuscript (stories or a novel) or non-fiction (memoir, not academic work), by a single author identifying as a woman. carolinawrenpress.org/submissions/contests
Carolina Wren Press. Poetry. $20. 1/1 - 3/15/13 (postmark) [book]
Cave Canem/Northwestern University Press. Poetry. $20. 3/15 (annual) [book]
The Claremont Review. Poetry, Fiction. $20. 3/15 (annual)
Gulf Coast. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $23. 3/15 (annual postmark)
Jabberwock Review. Poetry. $15. 3/15/12
The Missouri Review. Poetry, Prose, Documentary. $20 3/15 (annual postmark) [audio]
Noemi Press. Poetry, Fiction. $25. 3/15 (annual postmark) [book]
Passages North. Short Fiction. $15. 3/15/12
The Pinch. Poetry, Fiction. $20. 1/1 - 3/15 (annual)
Prairie Schooner. Poetry, Fiction. $25. 1/15 - 3/15 (annual postmark) [book]
Puerto del Sol. Poetry, Fiction, $15. 3/15 (annual)
Sarah Lawrence Language Exchange. Poetry. $25. 3/15 (annual)
Slope Editions. Poetry. $20. 3/15 (annual) [book]
So To Speak. Short Fiction. $15. 3/15 (annual)
The Southeast Review. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $16. 3/15 (annual)
Studios of Key West. Poetry, Haiku. $10. 1/15 - 3/15/12
Tusculum Review. Poetry, Fiction. $15. 3/15 (annual postmark)
Willow Springs. Fiction. $15. 3/15 (annual)
Willow
Springs Fiction Prize. Deadline: March 15, 2012.
Winner Receives $2000 plus publication in Willow Springs. All entrants receive a free one-year subscription to the magazine. There is no word limit for the contest. Send us your manuscript along with a $15.00 entry fee by mail or online through our website. The deadline for submissions is March 15th, 2012. For more information visit us at willowsprings.ewu.edu/contests.
The Word Works. Poetry. $25. 1/15 - 3/15/12 [book]
Flyway. Poetry. $19. 3/16/11 [chap]
Hazel Lipa Poetry Chapbook Contest: Winning chapbook of
no more than 40 poems will appear in Flyway: Journal of Writing and
Environment's spring online issue and annual print anthology.
Individual pieces may be previously published, but the chapbook itself
should not be published. Winner receives $250, a Flyway hat, and
publication. Runner-up receives $50, a Flyway hat, and publication
of selected, previously unpublished poems. $19 reading fee includes a
one-year subscription to Flyway. Please submit online:
flyway.submishmash.com/submit
Prairie Rivers Network. Essay. No Fee. 3/16/12
Upper Mississippi River Essay Contest
Online submission deadline: March 16, 2012
Sponsored by Prairie Rivers Network and the 1Mississippi Campaign. Essay theme: “Our Upper Mississippi River: Connection, Inspiration, Transformation.” Your Upper Mississippi River story can inspire others to learn about this wondrous river, to love it as you do, and to take action to protect its waters and habitat for people and wildlife. The winning essay will be published in the newsletters for Prairie Rivers Network and the 1 Mississippi Campaign, and Our Mississippi magazine, an audience of over 6,000! Visit prairierivers.org/umressay/ for more information.
The Florida Review. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $15. 3/17/11 (postmark)
Fish Publishing. Flash Fiction. €14 [online]; €16 [postal]. 3/20 (annual)
Toasted Cheese. Fiction. No Fee. 3/21 +/- (annual)
New Ohio Review. Poetry, Fiction. $20. 3/25/12 (postmark)
The New Quarterly. Personal Essay. $40. 3/28 (annual postmark)
Carpe Articulum. Poetry, Short Fiction. $20. 3/30 (annual)
Diagram. Poetry, Prose. $17. 3/30/12 [chap]
Diagram. Innovative Fiction. $15. 3/30/12
Fish Publishing. Memoir. €15 [online]; €17 [postal]. 3/30/12
Fish Publishing. Poetry. €14 [online]; €16 [postal]. 3/30 (annual)
Prick of the Spindle. Poetry. $5. 3/30/12
Poetry International. Poetry. $15. 3/30/12
South Loop Review. Essay. $20. 3/30/12
2012 South Loop Review: Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest
Judged by Ander Monson. Our contest is open to all nonfiction
writers. We're looking for essays and memoir in lyric and experimental
forms. Winner receives $1,000 and publication in our September 2012 (Volume
14) issue. The $20 submission fee includes a two-year subscription to
South Loop Review: Creative NonFiction + Art . Visit our website for
guidelines at
colum.edu/southloopreview.
Deadline: March 30, 2012
Able Muse. Poetry. $25. 3/31 (annual) [book]
SUBMIT
NOW to ABLE MUSE CONTESTS for 2012 ::
WRITE PRIZE (poetry & fiction): $500 each + publication. Final
Judges: John Drury (poetry), Ellen Sussman (fiction); $15 entry;
deadline: Feb 15, 2012.
BOOK AWARD (poetry): $1000 + book publication. Final Judge: Mary Jo
Salter; $25 entry; deadline: March 31, 2012.
Enter now – go to
www.ablemusepress.com for details.
Black Lawrence Press. Poetry, Fiction. $25. 3/31 (annual) [book]
CutBank. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $17. 1/1/12 - 3/31/12 [chap]
Elixir Press. Poetry. $25. 1/1 - 3/31 (annual) [book]
Four Way Books. Poetry. $25. 1/1 - 3/31 (annual) [book]
Gemini Magazine. Fiction. $4. 3/31 (annual postmark)
Glimmer Train. Fiction. $18. 3/1 - 3/31 (annual)
Indiana Review. Poetry. $20. 3/31/12 (postmark)
Lotus Press. Poetry. No Fee. 1/2 - 3/31 (annual) [African American writers only] [book]
Midwest Writing Center. Poetry. $10/ 1/1 - 3/31 (annual)
The 39th Annual Mississippi Valley Poetry Contest, sponsored by the Midwest Writing Center, is open for electronic and postal submissions January 1 to March 31, 2012. National Judge: Nate Pritts, author of Sweet Nothing. Regional Judge: Chad Parmenter, author of Bat & Man. $250, $175, and $100 prize in each category. Top 25 finalists in each category will be published in volume four of Off Channel, our yearly anthology. Submission fee: $10 for up to 3 poems, $2 for each additional poem. No limit. Any content, any form; simultaneous submissions accepted. Go to www.midwestwritingcenter.org for contest guidelines and submission details.
Narrative. Fiction, Nonfiction. $20. 3/31 (annual)
Press 53. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Novella. $15, $25 (novella). 3/31 (annual)
Sacramento Poetry Center. Poetry. $20. 1/1 - 3/1/12 (postmark) [book]
Saturnalia. Poetry. $25. 3/1 - 3/31 (annual) [book]
SFA Press. Poetry, Fiction. $25. 1/1 - 3/31 (annual) [book]
Shenandoah. Short Short Story. No Fee. 3/1 - 3/31 (annual postmark)
University of Utah Press. Poetry. $25. 2/1 - 3/31/12 (postmark) [book]
Word Works. High School Poetry. No Fee. 1/1 - 3/31 (annual)
Writercorner Press. Poetry. $5. 10/1 - 3/31 (annual postmark)
Yemassee Journal. Poetry. $10. 3/31 (annual)
April Deadline
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971 Menu. Short Fiction. $3. 4/1/12
The Coffin Factory. Poetry, Photography. $5 [poetry], $10 [photography]. 4/1/12
Grain Magazine. Poetry, Short Fiction. $35 CAD, $35 USD. 4/1 (annual postmark)
PCCC Poetry Center. Poetry. $18. 4/1 (annual postmark)
Carlow University Creative Writing Program. Poetry. $20. 4/2/12 (postmark)
Ploughshares. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $20. 2/1 - 4/2 (annual)
The Ploughshares
Emerging Writer’s Contest will award $3000 in prizes and
publication to emerging writers in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction
in 2012. The $20 entrance fee includes a one-year subscription to
Ploughshares, which the New York
Times called “the triton among the minnows.” Over the years,
Ploughshares has discovered early work by writers like Tim
O’Brien, Sue Miller, and Edward P. Jones. Be the next great writer
to join our ranks. Submit work between February 1st and April 2nd,
2012. Details can be found at
Pshares.org/EmergingAward/
Contemporary Verse 2. Poetry. $16. 4/6/12
Event. Nonfiction. $29.95. 4/15 (annual postmark)
FutureCycle Press. Poetry. $25. 1/1 - 4/15 (annual) [book]
Green Mountains Review. Poetry, Fiction. $15. 4/15/12
Harpur Palate. Fiction. $15. 1/1 - 4/15 (annual)
Our Stories. Flash Fiction. $10. 1/16 - 4/15 (annual)
Tupelo Press. Poetry. $25. 1/1 - 4/15 (annual)
BOMB. Poetry. $20. 4/16/12 (postmark)
Willow Spring Editions. Short Fiction. $25. 4/16/12 [book]
Willow Springs Editions' 12th Annual Spokane Prize for Short Fiction
Postmark deadline: April 16, 2012
Winner will receive publication plus $2000 cash prize. All US Authors Eligible. Postmark deadline April 16, 2012. Previous winners include Sherril Jaffe, K.L. Cook, Edith Pearlman, Jonathan Penner, Ann Joslin Williams. Please send: A book-length manuscript (at least 98 pages) of at least 3 stories; a cover letter including contact information and bio; an SASE for notification; $25 reading fee made out to Willow Springs Editions (check or money order) To: Spokane Prize, Inland NW Center for Writers, 501 Riverpoint Drive, Suite 425, Spokane, WA 99202.
Mixer Publishing. Fiction. $12. 6/26/11 - 4/26/12
Mixer Publishing. $1,000 prize. Stephen Graham Jones, guest judge. Entry fee $12; free 1 year subscription to website on entry. What will win? The best mix of (1) sex and satire, (2) violence and satire, (3) sex, violence, and satire, or (4) a really compelling piece that focuses on one of our main themes (i.e., sex, violence, or satire). Submission deadline is April 26th. To submit or read more details, go to mixerpublishing.com/?page_id=259
The Ashland Poetry Press. Poetry. $25. 4/30 (annual) [book]
Canadian Writer's Journal. Short Fiction. $5. 4/30 (annual)
Cave Canem. Poetry. $15. 3/15 - 4/30 (annual) [book]
Glimmer Train. Family Stories. $15. 4/1 - 4/30 (annual)
The Ledge. Poetry. $10. 4/30 (annual)
Marsh Hawk Press. Poetry. $20. 4/30 (annual) [book]
Nimrod. Poetry, Fiction. $20. 1/1 - 4/30 (annual postmark)
Tebot Bach. Poetry. $15. 4/30/12 [chap]
Tupelo Press. Poetry. $28. 1/1 - 4/30/12 (postmark) [book]
University of Iowa Press. Poetry. $20. 4/1 - 4/30 (annual postmark) [book]
University of Pittsburgh Press. Poetry. $25. 3/1 - 4/30 (annual postmark) [book]
Writecorner Press. Fiction. $15. 10/1 - 4/30 (annual postmark)
The Writer. Short Story. $10. 4/30 (annual)
May Deadline
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Anhinga Press. Poetry. $25. 2/15 - 5/1 (annual) [book]
Crucible. Poetry, Fiction. No Fee. 5/1 (annual)
Fugue. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $15. 1/1 - 5/1 (annual)
Leapfrog Press. Fiction. $30. 1/15 - 5/1 (annual) [book]
Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition. Short Story. $15. 5/1 (annual)
The Malahat Review. Poetry. $25 CAD. $30 USD, $35 USD International. 5/1/12
The Malahat Review. Fiction. $25 CAD. $30 USD, $35 USD International. 5/1/13
North Carolina Literary Review. Poetry. $15. 2/15 - 5/1 (annual postmark)
Ruminate. Poetry. $15. 5/1 (annual)
The Southwest Review. Fiction. $25. 5/1 (annual postmark)
Southwest
Review.
2012 David Nathan Meyerson Prize for Fiction.
Prize: $1,000 plus publication. Open to writers who have not published a book of fiction, either a novel or collection of stories. Submissions must be no longer than 8,000 words. No simultaneous or previously published works. Name, address, and contact information should appear only on cover letter. Deadline: May 1, 2012. Entry fee: $25 per story. Mail entries with a check or money order to: The David Meyerson Fiction Prize, Southwest Review, P.O. Box 750374, Dallas, TX 75275-0374 (include SASE for notification of the winning submission), OR enter online at www.smu.edu/southwestreview
Sow's Ear Poetry Review. Poetry. $27. 3/1 - 5/1 (annual postmark) [chap]
Wick Poetry Center. Poetry. $25. 2/1 - 5/1 (annual postmark) [book]
Zone 3. Poetry. $20. 5/1/12 [book]
Crab Orchard Review. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $20. 3/1 - 5/2 (annual postmark)
Blue Collar Review. Poetry. $15. 5/15 (annual)
Dancing Poetry Contest. Poetry. $5. 5/15 (annual postmark)
Gertrude Press. Poetry, Fiction. $15. 8/1 - 5/15 (annual) [chap]
Lost Horse Press. Poetry. $25. 5/15 (annual) [book]
New American Press. Fiction. $20 5/15 (annual postmark) [book]
Slapering Hol Press. Poetry. $15. 2/15 - 5/15 (annual postmark) [chap]
subTerrain. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $25. 5/15 (annual)
New Letters. Poetry, Fiction, Essay. $15. 5/18 (annual postmark)
Gival Press. Fiction. $50. 5/30 (annual) [book]
All Nation Press. Poetry. $20. 5/31 (annual) [chap]
The Antigonish Review. Fiction. $25 (Canada), $30 (US), $40 (international). 5/31 (annual postmark)
Black Lawrence Press. Poetry, Fiction. $15. 5/31 (annual) [chap]
Calyx. Poetry. $15. 3/1 - 5/31 (annual postmark)
Field Magazine. Poetry. $25. 5/1 - 5/31 (annual) [book]
Glimmer Train. Fiction. $15. 5/1 - 5/31 (annual)
Killer Nashville. Fiction. $35. 5/31/12 (postmark) [book]
Main Street Rag. Poetry. $17. 5/31/12 [chap]
New England Poetry Club. Poetry. $10. 4/1 - 5/31 (annual)
Pearl. Short Story. $10. 4/1 - 5/31 (annual postmark)
River Styx. Poetry. $20. 5/31 (annual postmark)
University of Georgia Press. Short Fiction. $25. 4/1 - 5/31 (annual postmark) [book]
Vocabula Review. Prose. No Fee. 6/1 - 5/31 (annual)
WOW! Women On Writing. Flash Fiction. $10. 5/31 (annual)
June Deadline
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Boston Review. Poetry. $20. 6/1 (annual postmark)
Boulevard. Poetry. $15. 6/1 (annual)
Burning Bush Publications. Poetry. $12. 6/1 (annual)
Indiana Review. Prose Poem, Short-Short. $15 (US), $22 (Canada), $27 (International). 6/1 (annual postmark)
The Laurel Review. Fiction. $10. 2/1 - 6/1 (annual)
Mid-American Review. Prose Poetry, Short Shorts. 6/1 (annual)
Switchback Books. Poetry. $15. 3/1 - 6/1 (annual) [book]
Tiferet. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $20. 1/1 - 6/1/12
Tony Hillerman Writers Conference/St. Martin's Press. Fiction. No Fee. 6/1 (annual) [book]
Wordgathering. Poetry. No Fee. 6/1 (annual)
The MacGuffin. Poetry. $15. 4/1 - 6/3 (annual postmark)
Press Americana/Review Americana. Prose. $25. 6/5/12 [book]
The Bitter Oleander. Poetry. $10. 6/15 (annual postmark)
Room Magazine. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $30 (Canada), $42 CAD (US/International). 6/15/12
Salamander. Fiction. $15. 5/15 - 6/15/12
Southern Poetry Review. Poetry, $15. 3/1 - 6/15 (annual postmark)
Texas Review Press. Poetry. $20. 6/15 (annual) [chap]
University of Akron Press. Poetry. $25. 5/1-6/15 (annual) [book]
New Millennium Writings. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $17. 6/17/12
Skipping Stones. Poetry, Fiction, Essays, Interviews, Drama. $3. 6/20 (annual postmark) [*for writers ages 7-17*]
Toasted Cheese. Nonfiction. No Fee. 6/21+/- (annual)
Gival Press. Poetry. $5. 6/27 (annual)
ABZ Press. Poetry. $30. 5/1 - 6/30/12 [book]
Accents Publishing. Poetry. $10. 2/1 - 6/30/12 [chap]
The American Poetry Journal. Poetry. $16 (US), $19 (international). 6/30 (annual)
Anabiosis Press. Poetry. $12. 6/30 (annual) [chap]
The Antigonish Review. Poetry. $25 (Canada), $30 (US), $40 (international). 6/30 (annual postmark)
Autumn House Press. Poetry, Fiction. $30. 6/30 (annual postmark) [book]
Barrow Street Press. Poetry. $25. 6/30 (annual) [book]
Burnside Review. Poetry. $16. 3/15 - 6/30 (annual) [chap]
Carve Magazine. Short Story. Fee TBA. 5/15 - 6/30/12
Dream Horse Press. Poetry. $15. 6/30 (annual postmark) [chap]
Finishing Line Press. Poetry. $15. 6/30 (annual postmark) [chap]
Glimmer Train. Fiction. $18. 6/1 - 6/30 (annual)
Hunger Mountain. Short Fiction. $20. June 30 (annual postmark)
Literal Latte. Short Short. $10. 6/30 (annual)
The Nation. Essay. No Fee. 5/15 - 6/30 (annual)
the new renaissance. Poetry, Fiction. $11.50 (subscribers), $16.50 (non-subscribers). 1/2 - 6/30 (annual)
Omnidawn. Poetry. $25. 4/1 - 6/30 (annual) [book]
Parlor Press/Free Verse Editions. Poetry. $25. 5/1 - 6/30/12 (postmark) [book]
Pearl. Poetry. $20. 5/1 - 6/30 (annual) [book]
Red Hen Press. Short Fiction. $20. 6/30 (annual)
Teachers & Writers Collaborative. Essay. $20. 6/30 (annual)
University of North Texas Press. Fiction. $25. 6/30 (annual) [book]
University of Pittsburgh Press. Short Fiction. No Fee. 5/1 - 6/30 (annual postmark) [book]
July Deadline
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Bellevue Literary Review. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $15. 7/1 (annual)
Comstock Review. Poetry. $25. 7/1 (annual postmark)
Emergency Press. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. Fee TBA. 7/1 (annual) [book]
This Magazine. Poetry, Fiction, Graphic Narrative. $20. 7/2 (annual postmark)
Crab Orchard Review. Poetry. $25. 5/15 - 7/7/12 (postmark) [book]
Bard College. Fiction. No Fee. 7/15 (annual)
Literal Latte. Poetry. $10. 7/15 (annual)
Monkey Puzzle. Flash Fiction. $10. 7/15/12 (postmark)
Rosebud. Poetry. $10. 7/15/12
Texas Review Press. Poetry. $20. 7/15 (annual postmark) [book]
Our Stories. Fiction. $20. 5/1 - 7/30 (annual)
The Adirondack Review. Fiction. $10. 7/31 (annual)
Bright Hill Press. Poetry. Fee TBA. 7/31 (annual) [chap]
The Cincinnati Review. Poetry, Prose. $15. 6/1 - 7/31 (annual postmark)
Glimmer Train. Very Short Fiction. $15. 7/1 - 7/31 (annual)
Midwest Writing Center. Poetry. $15. 5/1 - 7/31 (annual postmark) [chap]
A Room of Her Own. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $15. 7/31 (annual)
Stone Canoe. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Visual Art. No Fee. 7/31 (annual)
White Pine Press. Poetry. No Fee. 7/1/12 - 7/31/12 [book]
August Deadline
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Fiction Fix. Cover Letter, Biography. No Fee. 8/1 (annual deadline)
The Malahat Review. Nonfiction. $35 CAD, $40 USD, $45 USD for International. 8/1 (annual postmark)
RATTLE. Poetry. $18. 8/1 (annual postmark)
Ruminate. Visual Art. $15. 8/1 (annual)
Terrain.org. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $10. 1/15 - 8/1 (annual)
Gival Press. Short Story. $25. 8/8 (annual postmark)
The Aurorean. Undergraduate/Graduate Haiku. No Fee. 8/15 (annual)
Pavement Saw Press. Poetry. $20. 6/1 - 8/15 (annual postmark) [book]
Smartish Pace. Poetry. $5. 8/15 (annual)
Subito Press/University of Colorado. Poetry, Fiction. $20. 6/1 - 8/15 (annual postmark) [book]
Carpe Articulum. Photography, Essay. $20. 8/30 (annual)
Black Lawrence Press. Poetry, Fiction. $25. 8/31 (annual) [book]
Bona Fide Books. Poetry. $20. 6/1 - 8/31 (annual) [book]
Dream Horse Press. Poetry. $25. 8/31 (annual) [book]
Glimmer Train. Short Story. $15. 8/1 - 8/31 (annual)
Gulf Coast. Prose Poetry, Short Story, Micro-Essay. $15 (postal), $18 (online). 8/31 (annual)
Red Hen Press. Poetry. $25. 8/31 (annual)
A Room of Her Own. Poetry. $20. 8/31 (annual)
Snake Nation Press. Poetry, Novella, Short Stories. $25. 8/31 (annual)
WOW! Women On Writing. Flash Fiction. $10. 8/31 (annual)
September Deadline
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Black Warrior Review. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $15. 9/1 (annual)
Encircle Publications. Poetry. $15. 9/1 (annual) [chap]
Naugatuck River Review. Narrative Poetry. $20. 9/1 (annual)
University of Notre Dame Creative Writing Program. Poetry. $15. 5/1 - 9/1/12 [book]
3-Day Novel Contest. Fiction. $50. 9/1 - 9/3/12 [book]
Bloodroot. Poetry. $15. 9/15 (annual)
Farmingdale State College. Poetry. $25. 9/15 (annual postmark)
The Greensboro Review. Poetry, Fiction. $14. 9/15 (annual postmark)
Literal Latte. Essay. $10. 9/15 (annual)
Robert Frost Foundation. Poetry. $10. 3/1 - 9/15 (annual)
Texas Review Press. Fiction. $20. 9/15 (annual) [book]
Toasted Cheese. Fiction. No Fee. 9/21+/- (annual)
Birmingham-Southern College. Novel. $30. 9/30 (annual) [book]
California State University. Poetry. $25. 9/30 (annual) [book]
Carpe Articulum. Poetry, Short Fiction. $20. 9/30 (annual)
The Chariton Review. Short Fiction. $20. 9/30 (annual)
The Comstock Review. Poetry. $25. 8/1/13 - 9/30/13 (postmark) [chap]
Glimmer Train. Fiction. $18. 9/1 - 9/30 (annual)
Lee & Low Books. Children's Picture Book. No Fee. 5/1 - 9/30 (annual) [book]
The New Criterion. Poetry. $25. 9/30 (annual)
New Issues Poetry & Prose. Poetry. $20. 9/30 (annual) [book]
Ohio State University Press/The Journal. Poetry. $25. 9/1 - 9/30 (annual postmark) [book]
Our Stories. Fiction. $20. 8/1 - 9/30 (annual)
Poetry Quarterly. Poetry. $10. 9/30/12
Red Hen Press/Los Angeles Review. Poetry. $20. 9/30 (annual)
The Review of English Studies. Essay. No Fee. 9/30 (annual)
The Southwest Review. Poetry. $5. 9/30 (annual postmark)
Standing Rock Cultural Arts. Poetry. $8. 7/1 - 9/30 (annual postmark) [chap]
University of Iowa Press. Short Fiction. No Fee. 8/1 - 9/30 (annual) [book]
University of Massachusetts Press. $25. Poetry, Fiction. 8/1 - 9/30 (annual) [book]
University of Wisconsin Press. Poetry. $25. 9/1 - 9/30 (annual) [book]
October Deadline
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Alice James Books. Poetry. $28. 10/1 (annual postmark) [book]
Alligator Juniper. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $15. 8/15 - 10/1 (annual postmark)
American Literary Review. Poetry, Fiction, Essay. $15. 6/1 - 10/1 (annual)
Boston Review. Short Story. $20. 10/1 (annual postmark)
Caketrain. Poetry. $15. 10/1 (annual) [chap]
CityLit. Poetry. $20. 10/1 (annual) [chap]
Miami University Press. Novella. $25. 8/1 - 10/1 (annual postmark) [book]
Pleiades. Poetry. $20. 10/1 (annual) [book]
RHINO. Poetry. $10. 6/1 - 10/1 (annual postmark)
Southeast Missouri State University Press. Poetry. $15. 10/1 (annual) [chap]
Southeast Missouri State University Press. Short Story, Flash Fiction. $15. 10/1 (annual)
Southern Indiana Review. Fiction. $20. 10/1 (annual)
CUTTHROAT. Poetry, Fiction. $15. 7/15 - 10/10 (annual)
CUTTHROAT,
A Journal of the Arts announces the 2012 Joy Harjo Poetry Prize and
Rick Demarinis Short Fiction Prize. $1250 First Prize / $250 Second Prize +
Publication. Judges: Linda Gregerson (Poetry), Charles Baxter (Short
Fiction). Submit online or by mail by October 10, 2012. Go to
www.cutthroatmag.com for complete
guidelines.
Indiana Review. Fiction. $15. 10/15 (annual postmark)
Longwood University/Briery Creek Press. 10-Minute Play. No Fee. 9/15 - 10/15 (annual)
Ruminate. Short Story. $15. 10/15 (annual)
Silverfish Review Press. Poetry. $20. 10/15 (annual) [book]
So to Speak. Poetry, Nonfiction. $15. 10/15 (annual)
Sunken Garden Poetry & Music Festival. Poetry. 7/15 - 10/15. $25. (annual) [chap]
Texas Review Press. Novella. $20. 10/15 (annual) [book]
Women Poets at Barnard College. Poetry. $20. 8/1 - 10/15/12 [book]
The American Poetry Review. Poetry. $25. 8/1 - 10/31 (annual) [book]
Black Lawrence Press. Poetry, Short Stories. $15. 10/31 (annual) [chap]
Glimmer Train. Family Stories. $15. 10/1 - 10/31 (annual)
Glimmer Train. Short Stories. No Fee. 10/1 - 10/31 (annual)
Inkwell. Short Fiction. $15. 8/1 - 10/31 (annual)
The Ledge. Poetry. $18. 10/31 (annual postmark) [chap]
the new renaissance. Fiction. $11.50 (subscribers), $16.50 (non-subscribers). 9/1 - 10/31 (annual)
North American Review. Poetry. $25. 10/31 (annual postmark)
Ohio University Press/Swallow Press. Poetry. $25. 10/31 (annual) [book]
Persea Books. Poetry. $25. 9/1 - 10/31 (annual postmark)
Tebot Bach. Poetry. $25. 10/31 (annual postmark) [book]
Truman State University Press. Poetry. $25. 10/31 (annual) [book]
University of Arkansas Press. Poetry. $25. 9/1 - 10/31 (annual postmark) [book]
Wick Poetry Center. Poetry. $15. 8/31 - 10/31 (annual postmark) [chap]
[*Ohio poets only*]
November Deadline
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Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $10. 9/15 - 11/1 (annual) [book]
The Briar Cliff Review. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $20. 11/1 (annual)
Brick Road Poetry Press. Poetry. $25. 8/1 - 11/1 (annual) [book]
Coal Hill Review. Poetry Chapbook. $20. 8/1 - 11/1 (annual) [chap]
Fiction Collective 2. Innovative Fiction. $25. 8/15 - 11/1 (annual) [book]
The Malahat Review. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $35 CAD, $40 USD, $45 USD International. 11/1 (annual postmark)
New Rivers Press. Poetry, Prose. $20. 9/15 - 11/1 (annual) [book]
Reed Magazine. Poetry, Short Stories. $15. 11/1 (annual)
Smartish Pace. Poetry. $5. 11/1 (annual)
Sow's Ear Poetry Review. Poetry. $27. 9/1 - 11/1 (annual postmark)
Split This Rock Poetry Festival. Poetry of Provocation & Witness. $20. 11/1 (annual postmark)
The Tampa Review. Fiction. $15. 11/1 (annual)
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Lit Fest. One-Act Play. $25. 11/1 (annual)
Benu Press. Nonfiction. $15. 11/11 (annual) [book]
Compass Rose. Poetry [even years], Flash Fiction [odd years]. $5. 8/1 - 11/15 (annual)
Harpur Palate. Poetry. $15. 9/1 - 11/15 (annual postmark)
Hollins University. Poetry. No Fee. 11/15 (annual)
Measure/The Formalist. Sonnet. $3. 11/15 (annual)
Nightboat Books. Poetry. $25. 9/1 - 11/15 (annual postmark) [book]
Perugia Press. Poetry. $25. 8/1 - 11/15 (annual postmark) [book]
Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Lit Fest. Fiction. $25. 11/15 (annual postmark)
University of North Texas Press. Poetry. $25. 11/15 (annual postmark) [book]
Yale University Press. Poetry. $20. 10/1 - 11/15 (annual postmark) [book]
Yemassee. Short Fiction. $10. 11/15 (annual)
Crab Orchard Review/Southern Illinois University Press. Poetry. $25. 10/1 - 11/16 (annual postmark) [book]
Bacopa. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $11. 9/1 - 11/30 (annual)
Bear Star Press. Poetry. $20. 9/1 - 11/30 (annual) [book]
BOA Editions. Poetry. $25. 8/1 - 11/30 (annual) [book]
Carpe Articulum. Screenplay. $29. 11/30 (annual)
Cider Press Review. Poetry. $25. 9/1 - 11/30 (annual) [book]
Concrete Wolf. Poetry. $20. 11/30 (annual) [chap]
Fish Publishing. Short Story. $26. 8/1 - 11/30 (annual)
Glimmer Train. Short Story. $15. 11/1 - 11/30 (annual)
Hackney Literary Awards. Poetry ($15), Fiction ($20). 11/30 (annual)
The Kenyon Review. High School Poetry. No Fee. 11/1 - 11/30 (annual)
New Issues Poetry & Prose. Poetry. $15. 11/30 (annual) [book]
Poems & Plays. Poetry, Drama. $15. 10/1 - 11/30 (annual) [chap]
Prairie Fire. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $32. 11/30 (annual)
PRISM International. Nonfiction. $28. 11/30 (annual postmark)
A River & Sound Review. Poetry, Fiction. $10. 8/1 - 11/30 (annual)
SLAB. Poetry. $10. 11/30 (annual)
White Pine Press. Poetry. $20. 7/1 - 11/30 (annual) [book]
WOW! Women On Writing. Flash Fiction. $10. 11/30 (annual)
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Academy of American Poets. Poetry. $25. 9/15 - 12/1/11 [book]
Alice James Books. Poetry. $25 [postal]; $28 [online]. 12/1 (annual) [book]
Alligator Juniper. Photography. $20. 8/15 - 12/1 (annual)
Blue Earth Review. Flash Fiction ($5), Cover Photo (No Fee). 9/1 - 12/1 (annual)
The Center for Book Arts. Poetry Chapbook. $25. 12/1 (annual) [chap]
The Fiddlehead. Poetry, Fiction. $30 [Canada], $36 [US/international]. 12/1 (annual postmark)
Five Points. Poetry. $20. 9/1 - 12/1 (annual postmark)
Quarter After Eight. Short Prose. $15. 12/1 (annual)
Rose Metal Press. Flash Fiction, Nonfiction. $10. 11/1 - 12/1 (annual) [chap]
Sarabande Books. Undergraduate Poetry. No Fee. 10/1 - 12/1 (annual)
Slipstream. Poetry. $20. 12/1 (annual) [chap]
Waywiser Press. Poetry. $25 [postal], $27 [online]. 12/1 (annual) [book]
Hunger Mountain. Poetry. $20. 12/10 (annual postmark)
Anderbo. Poetry. $10. 12/15 (annual)
Gival Press. Poetry. $20. 12/15 (annual) [book]
Toasted Cheese Fiction. No Fee. 12/21 +/- (annual)
Poetry Society of America. Poetry. $12. 10/1 - 12/22 (annual postmark) [chap]
The Adirondack Review. Poetry. $5. 12/31 (annual)
All Nation Press. Nonfiction. $20. 12/31 (annual) [chap]
Basalt. Poetry. $10. 10/1 - 12/31 (annual postmark)
Bateau Press. Poetry Chapbook. $12. 9/15 - 12/31 (annual postmark) [chap]
Bayou. Poetry, Fiction. $10 [poetry]; $15 [fiction]. 10/1 - 12/31 (annual postmark)
Blue Mesa Review. Poetry, Fiction. $17. 12/31 (annual)
Boulevard. Fiction. $15. 12/31 (annual postmark)
Burnside Review, Fiction. $15. 9/15 - 12/31 (annual postmark) [chap]
Cream City Review. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $15. 12/31 (annual)
Dzanc Books. Short Story Collection. $20. 12/31 (annual) [book]
Freefall. Poetry. Fiction. $20. 12/31 (annual)
Glimmer Train. Fiction. $18. 12/1 - 12/31 (annual)
Livingston Press. Fiction. $15. 12/31 (annual postmark)
Moment. Short Fiction. $15. 12/31 (annual postmark)
Pavement Saw Press. Poetry. $18 [postal]; $21 [electronic]. 12/31 (annual postmark) [chap]
River Styx. Micro-fiction. $20. 12/31 (annual)
The Tampa Review. Poetry. $25. 12/31 (annual postmark) [book]
Tupelo Press. Poetry. $28. 9/1 - 12/31 (annual postmark) [book]
Wings Press. Poetry. $15. 10/1/12 - 12/31/12 [chap]
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Transitions Abroad. Travel Narrative. No Fee. 7/15 - 1/5 (annual)
Carpe Articulum. Novella, Essay. $25. 1/7 (annual)
Colorado Review. Poetry. $25. 1/14 (annual) [book]
Asheville Poetry Review. Poetry. $20. 1/15 (annual postmark)
BkMK Press. Poetry, Fiction. $25. 1/15 (annual) [book]
Crazyhorse. Poetry, Fiction. $16. 1/15 (annual)
Literal Latte. Fiction. $10. 1/15 (annual)
Our Stories. Short Fiction. $25. 10/1 - 1/15 (annual)
Third Coast. Poetry, Fiction. $16. 1/15 (annual postmark)
The Adirondack Review. Photography. $5. 1/31 (annual)
Black Lawrence Press. Fiction. $25. 1/31 (annual) [book]
Chattahoochee Review. Nonfiction. 10/1 - 1/31 (annual postmark)
Glimmer Train. Very Short Fiction. $15. 1/1 - 1/31 (annual)
Main Street Rag. Poetry. $22. 1/31 (annual postmark) [book]
Ohio State University Press. Short Fiction. $20. 1/1 - 1/31 (annual) [book]
A Room of Her Own. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $15. 1/31 (annual)
University of New Orleans. Poetry, Prose. $28. 1/31 (annual)
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Milkweed Editions. Fiction, Children's Literature. No Fee. [book]
Zone 3. Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction. $10
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