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Deadline: October 1, 2018
The editors of the Missouri Review invite entries for the 28th Annual Jeffrey E. Smith Editors' Prize. Winners in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry will be awarded $5,000 each and invited to a reading and reception in their honor. Winners and selected runners-up will be published in the Missouri Review. The entry fee guarantees each entrant a one year digital subscription to the Missouri Review and a paperback copy of Trouble in Mind: The Short Story and Conflict, the second title in our new imprint, Missouri Review Books. For complete guidelines and to enter, please visit missourireview.com/contests/jeffrey-e-smith-editors-prize/.

Deadline: October 15, 2018
Now in its 47th year of publication, EVENT is an award-winning, internationally recognized literary magazine publishing fiction, poetry, nonfiction, notes on writing, and book reviews three times a year. We are now accepting submissions of 5,000 words or less to the annual EVENT Non-Fiction Contest. $3,000 in prizes, plus publication. Entries must be postmarked or submitted online by October 15, 2018. Our unique Reading Service for Writers provides affordable, high-quality editorial feedback. For a small fee, eligible manuscripts will be edited and receive an assessment focusing on aspects of craft such as voice, structure, rhythm and point of view. Visit www.eventmagazine.ca for exclusive online content.

Deadline: October 8, 2018
For women, trans women, genderqueer, nonbinary, and female identifying writers. Judge: Tiana Clark. The winner will receive $1,000, chapbook publication, 50 author copies, plus 25 limited edition broadsides. rabbitcatastrophepress.com/submit/#/girlslikeus/

Deadline: December 20, 2018
Minerva Rising Press seeks work that embodies and embraces the idea of daring: suppressed voices speaking out, speakers who take risks in the face of challenge, insistent and brave poetry with a message that has never been heard before. The 2018 Dare to Speak contest will be judged by Maggie Smith. The winner will receive a $250 prize and 10 copies. There is a $20 entry fee. For full contest guidelines, visit minervarising.com.

Deadline: October 14, 2018
The Heartland Review 2019 Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize is open to submissions! Grand Prize: $500. To enter the contest, make a $10 donation through Paypal or by check or money order (we cannot accept cash) made out to The Heartland Review and submit up to three (3) poems to: 2019 Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize, c/o Sandi Howard, ECTC, 600 College Street Road, Elizabethtown, KY 42701. For more information and guidelines go to: www.theheartlandreview.com/page3
Deadline for entries is postmark October 14, 2018.

Deadline: October 15, 2018
After twenty-five years of publishing a journal, we’re launching a book division: Conduit Books & Ephemera—and with it two poetry prizes. The Marystina Santiestevan First Book Prize will be judged by Bob Hicok. The Minds on Fire Open Book Prize, all manuscripts welcome, will be judged by our editors. Winning poets will receive $1,000 and 25 author copies. Prospective entrants are encouraged to familiarize themselves with Conduit, which champions originality, intelligence, irreverence, and humanity. Previously unpublished manuscripts of 48-90 pages should be submitted through our Submittable page. For details please visit our website: www.conduit.org/books/.

Deadline: November 15, 2018 
Philadelphia Stories hosts the annual Sandy Crimmins National Poetry Prize to celebrate poets of all backgrounds, experience, and styles. The prize includes a $1,000 cash award and invitation to the awards event in Philadelphia. Three runners up receive $250 each. This year's judge is M. Nzadi Keita, a 2017 Pew Fellow in the Arts. Her most recent collection, Brief Evidence of Heaven, sheds light on Anna Murray Douglass, Frederick Douglass’s first wife. Visit www.philadelphiastories.org/poetry-contest/ for details.

Deadline: October 31, 2018
Go to www.cutthroatmag.com between July 31 and October 31 to submit entries through our online submission manager. Submit up to 3 poems (100 line limit/one poem per page) or one short story or creative nonfiction piece (5000 word limit/double spaced) in 12 point font. No author name allowed on any manuscript. $20 nonrefundable entry fee per submission. Unpublished work only! Enter as often as you wish. Multiple submissions okay, but we must be informed immediately of acceptances elsewhere. Finalists considered for publication. Winners published in CUTTHROAT. See our website for more information. We highly recommend reading a copy of our journal before entering our contests.

Deadline: October 31, 2018
The North American Review is now accepting submissions for the 2019 James Hearst Poetry Prize. Deadline is October 31st. First prize: $1,000; Second prize: $100; Third prize: $50. Our 2019 judge is Dana Levin. The $23 entry fee includes the Hearst Issue of the North American Review. For full contest guidelines, visit northamericanreview.org/hearst-prize/. If you have questions, email .

Deadline: December 31, 2018
Awarded to an outstanding, unpublished collection of short stories. Reading Fee: $30. Award: $1,000 cash advance, publication and fifty copies. Enter: Submit online with Submittable or by mail from September 1–December 31, 2018. Press 53 publisher and editor in chief Kevin Morgan Watson will serve as the final judge. Winner and finalists announced by May 1, 2019; advance review copies sent to major reviewers and outlets; publication in October 2019. Complete details and a list of previous winners at www.Press53.com/award-for-short-fiction.

Deadline: November 1, 2018
Win $1000 for your best short story of up to 5,000 words in the inaugural Into the Void Fiction Prize! There are also prizes for 2nd and 3rd places. Prizes include publication in Into the Void. Deadline midnight EST October 31st. Visit www.intothevoidmagazine.com for more details and the link to submit your story.

Deadline: September 30, 2018
16th year. Top prize for a poem in any style: $1,500. Top prize for a poem that rhymes or has a traditional style: $1,500. Total prizes: $4,000. Winning entries published online. Fee: $12 per poem. Length limit: 250 lines. Both published and unpublished work accepted. Winning Writers is one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" (Writer's Digest). Enter at winningwriters.com/tompoetry.

Deadline: September 30, 2018
JuxtaProse is now accepting submissions for its 2018 short story contest. The winning story will receive $1,000 and publication in a future issue of JuxtaProse. Up to three honorable mentions will receive $100 each. All entries will be considered for publication, regardless of contest status. JuxtraProse regularly features emerging voices alongside established writers, including Pulitzer Prize and Man Book Prize winners. Recent contributors include Rae Armantrout and Stephen Dunn. See juxtaprosemagazine.submittable.com for full details.

Deadline: September 30, 2018
Announcing Critical Read’s Origins Essay Contest. Winner receives $500 and publication in our online fall issue, Origins. Your essay should be no longer than 3,000 words and must involve some art or art historical incident, appreciation, or other artistic point of reflection. This point of reflection should tie to the theme of Origins. What does it mean to be original? What are the origins of an art experience? What are your origins as an artist? Only previously unpublished essays will be considered. For more information see our Submittable page: criticalread.submittable.com/submit. Questions? Contact . All entries will be considered for publication in future issues.

Deadline: September 30, 2018
Our love of flash fiction runs deep. We are proud to now offer a contest dedicated solely to flash twice a year. This is the first time we have offered a summer contest for tiny and mighty fiction. The winning writer will be awarded $3,000 and publication on The Masters Review site. Second and third place will be awarded $300 and $200, respectively, as well as publication in The Masters Review. So here it is: a home for your very best small fiction. mastersreview.com/flash-fiction-contest

Deadline: September 30, 2018
What makes your fiction stand out? For this contest, we will be reading the stories though the lens of craft, and selecting winners based on the strength of the story in each of the following three craft categories: Setting, Dialogue, and Character. One story will be awarded in each category, and EACH of the three authors will receive $1,000 and publication. Finalists will also be noted in each category. www.craftliterary.com/craft-elements-contest/

Deadline: October 1, 2018
The Atlantis Award is given for the best poem. The winning poet receives $300, publication, and will be featured in an interview on The Poet’s Billow website. Finalists may be published. We nominate for Pushcart Prize, Best of the Web, and Best New Poets. thepoetsbillow.org/poetry-awards/

Deadline: September 30, 2018
For a full-length manuscript (40+ pages) of poetry by an established poet. Open to poets who have published at least one full-length collection of poetry. Submission fee: $30. Judge: Forrest Gander. Send to: Green Rose Prize / New Issues / 1903 W. Michigan Ave. / Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5463, or submit online at: newissuespoetryprose.submittable.com. Recent winners include Lauren K. Alleyne, Doreen Gildroy, Nadine Sabra Meyer, and Ralph Angel.

Rolling Deadlines: October 1 and 15, 2018
The Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival announces 4 writing contests with prizes of cash, Festival tickets, publication, and a public reading. We celebrate emerging writers with unpublished and unperformed pieces. One-Act Plays: judged by John Guare, deadline October 1 ($25). Very Short Fiction: judged by Robert Olen Butler, deadline October 15 ($10). Poetry: judged by Greg Brownderville, deadline October 15 ($15). Fiction: judged by Hannah Pittard, deadline October 1 ($25). No limit on submissions. #TWF19 is March 27-31, 2019. We look forward to reading your work! For more information, visit www.tennesseewilliams.net.

Deadline: October 1, 2018
The Philip Levine Prize for Poetry 2018 is currently accepting submissions of previously unpublished poetry book manuscripts, 48-80 pages. The contest is named for the late Philip Levine, one of the most highly honored and widely read American poets. The winner will receive a $2,000 award, publication by Anhinga Press, 25 author copies, and a public reading at California State University, Fresno. This year’s final judge is Peter Everwine. The entry fee is $25 by mail or $28 via Submittable. The deadline is October 1. Visit www.fresnostate.edu/levineprize for full details and guidelines. For questions, email contest coordinator Corrinne Hales at or call 559.278.1569.

Deadline: September 30, 2018
We’re seeking fine short fiction incorporating a supernatural theme. $1,000 first prize; $250 for each of two honorable mentions. Publication with custom illustration for all three stories on The Ghost Story website, and in our print anthology, 21st Century Ghost Stories—Volume II. Although we love ghost stories, your submission may involve any paranormal or supernatural element, as well as magic realism. We’re looking for wonderful writing, fresh perspectives, and maybe a few surprises in the field of supernatural fiction. 1,500 to 10,000 words. $20 submission fee. The editors judge. Visit the website for complete guidelines and electronic submission. www.theghoststory.com/tgs-fiction-award