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Deadline: June 15, 2019
The Wren Poetry Prize is open for submissions until June 15. Judge: Ada Limón. Prize is publication and $1000. This contest is open to poets who have no more than one full-length poetry collection published. Manuscript being submitted may not have been published or self-published in print or online as a whole. Contest fee is $20. Simultaneous submissions are okay, but please withdraw your manuscript if it is accepted elsewhere. Blair is a nonprofit press focusing on writers historically neglected by mainstream publishers, including women, people of color, authors with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ authors. www.blairpub.com

Deadline: August 1, 2019 at 11:59 PM CST
Cream City Review is thrilled to announce the inaugural Summer Prizes in Fiction & Poetry! The winner of each genre will win $1000, print publication, and an online feature. Runner-ups will be chosen with an award of $300, print publication, and an online feature. The final judges will be Ramona Ausubel for Fiction and Aimee Nezhukumatathil for Poetry! Send us your best 6/1-8/1! Each entry is $15 which includes a one-year subscription to the journal. For full guidelines, please visit our website uwm.edu/creamcityreview/contests/.

Deadline: June 15, 2019
Swan Scythe Press is now considering manuscripts for its 2019 Poetry Chapbook Contest. Submit a manuscript of 20-32 pages of poems that includes a title page with author’s name, address, phone number, and email address and a second title page without personal identifiers, book title only. Submit to 1468 Mallard Way, Sunnyvale, CA 94087 or to swanscythepress.submittable.com/submit. Entry fee is $18.00 payable to Swan Scythe Press. Deadline is June 15th. Winner receives $200 and 25 perfect-bound chapbooks. For full guidelines and details, please visit www.swanscythepress.com.

Deadline: June 27, 2019
Call for the Gival Press Oscar Wilde Award for the best LGBTQ poem, previously unpublished. Prize: $100.00 and online publication. Reading fee $5.00 per poem submitted. Deadline: June 27, 2019. Submit: www.givalpress.submittable.com.

Deadline: July 15, 2019
New Limestone Review seeks submissions for our summer short fiction prize. Please submit your best work, up to 7,000 words per piece. Multiple and simultaneous submissions accepted, but each story requires its own $12 submission fee. Winner receives $500 prize; second-place winner receives $250. Top three finalists will be published in our fall issue. Judge: Andrew Milward. Prize opens June 1. Please see the guidelines on our website for additional information. We look forward to reading your work! thenewlimestonereview.submittable.com/submit

Deadline: June 15, 2019
The Lucille Clifton annual poetry contest, held each spring, honors the prolific work of poet great Lucille Clifton. Widely celebrated for her unpretentious and unapologetic poems, Clifton’s unique free verse was free of punctuation, taut, and always recognizably her. Submit up to three (3) unpublished poems April 15th through June 15th. A $500 prize along with publication via our website will be awarded. Final Judge: Rickey Laurentiis. Visit website for full guidelines: backbonepress.org/lucille-clifton-prize/.

Deadline: June 15, 2019
Got something short, sharp, and snappy to tell? Wow us with your most economical and brilliant storytelling. This contest is for short fiction under 1000 words. Want feedback on your story? Get a professional critique from one of the Pulp Literature editors for only $15 more. Winner published in Pulp Literature Issue 25, Winter 2020. Entry fee: $15. Entry fees include a 1-year digital subscription to Pulp Literature. Prize: $300. pulpliterature.com

Deadline: June 15, 2019
The Slate Roof Press Glass Prize & Broadside Contest will select two poems, one by a writer from Franklin or Hampshire county, Massachusetts; the second a contestant from across the United States. Each winner receives the Glass Prize of $250. Each poem will be printed in a beautiful limited letterpress edition, 100 numbered and signed copies, designed and printed by master printer Ed Rayher. Maximum 3 poems per entry, unpublished (including self-published), no more than 30 lines each, no identifying information; include separate cover letter with bio, city, state of residence. $10 reading fee. www.SlateRoofPress.com; slateroofpresscontest.submittable.com/submit/134463/slate-roof-press-broadside-contest-glass-prize

Deadline: July 15, 2019
The 14th annual Rattle Poetry Prize is offers $10,000 for a single poem. Ten finalists also receive $200 and publication, and are eligible for the $2,000 Readers' Choice Award. With an entry fee that is simply a one-year subscription to the magazine—and a runner-up Readers' Choice Award to be chosen by the writers themselves—the Rattle Poetry Prize aims to be one of the most writer-friendly and popular poetry contests around. Visit www.rattle.com/prize for the complete guidelines and to read all of the past winners.

Deadline: August 15, 2019
Red Wheelbarrow Poetry Prize 2019: Judge is Marilyn Chin. $1,000 for first place and a letterpress broadside, $500 for second, $250 for third, and top five published in Red Wheelbarrow. Submit up to 3 original unpublished poems. $15 entry fee. Deadline: August 15. For complete guidelines, see www.redwheelbarrow.submittable.com.

Deadline: June 1, 2019
Southern Humanities Review, located at Auburn University, seeks submissions from writers in all stages of their careers, and especially in work from historically underrepresented voices, for its annual Auburn Witness Poetry Prize. Poets may submit up to three poems. A prize of $1,000 and publication in the magazine will be given for the winning poem of witness in honor of the late poet Jake Adam York. The winner will also receive travel expenses to give a reading at Auburn University alongside the contest judge, Vievee Francis. Runners-up and finalists for the prize will also be considered for publication. www.southernhumanitiesreview.com/auburn-witness-poetry-prize.html

Deadline: August 15, 2019
The Diode Editions Book & Chapbook Contests are open through August 15, 2019. Winners will be announced by September 15, 2019. Open to all poets over the age of 18 who write in English. We consider translations, welcome collaborations and hybrid work. Visit www.diodeeditions.com/contests for submission information.

Deadline: June 30, 2019
The annual Autumn House Press Contests award publication of full-length manuscripts in Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction. Each winner also receives $2,500 ($1,000 advance against royalties and a $1,500 travel/publicity grant to promote the book). The submission period opens January 1 and closes June 30 (Eastern Time). To submit online, please visit our online submission manager. There is a $30 reading fee to submit. The judges for the 2019 full-length contests are Cornelius Eady (poetry), Aimee Bender (fiction), and Paul Lisicky (nonfiction). www.autumnhouse.org

Deadline: May 15, 2019
Carve Magazine's Raymond Carver Short Story Contest is open April 1 - May 15. Accepting submissions from all over the world, but story must be in English. Max 10,000 words. Prizes: $1,500, $500, $250, + 2 Editor's Choice $125 each. All 5 winners published in Fall 2019 issue and reviewed by lit agencies. Entry fee $17 online/$15 mailed. Guest judge Claire Fuller. www.carvezine.com/raymond-carver-contest

Deadline: July 1, 2019
Bellevue Literary Review’s annual prizes recognize exceptional writing about health, healing, illness, the body, and the mind. $1,000 Poetry Prize (Judge: DéLana R.A. Dameron), $1,000 Nonfiction Prize (Judge: Sheri Fink), $1,000 Fiction Prize (Judge: Bryan Washington). We welcome submissions from March 1–July 1. Entry fee $20 ($30 includes subscription). bellevueliteraryreview.submittable.com/submit

Deadline: September 15, 2019
All poetry prize submissions will be read blindly. Winners will be announced prior to the winter print issue 2019/2020. The 1st place winner will receive $500, and 2nd & 3rd place winners receive $100 and publication of the winning poem. All poems considered for publication. $20 entry fee. Proud member of CLMP. lilypoetryreview.blog

Deadline: May 31, 2019
$2,300 in prizes. From March 1 to May 31, Flying South 2019, a publication of Winston Salem Writers, will be accepting entries for prizes in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry. Best in Category winners will be published and each receive $500 cash plus a 2-year subscription to Duotrope.com worth $100. One of the three winners will receive the WSW President's Favorite award and win an additional $500. All entries will be considered for publication. For full details, please visit our website: www.wswriters.org.

Deadline: June 15, 2019
The MacGuffin’s 24th Poet Hunt Contest runs from April 1 through June 15! One first place winner will receive $500 and publication in a future issue. This year, we’re excited to bring in Richard Tillinghast to serve as guest judge. There are two ways to enter: submit up to 5 poems, an index card with your name, poem titles, and contact info, and a $15 check/cash entry fee (make checks payable to Schoolcraft College) via post; or submit online by visiting www.schoolcraftbooks.com and selecting “MacGuffin” from the SHOP tab. For full info, visit www.schoolcraft.edu/macguffin/contest-rules.

Deadline: May 31, 2019
The theme for The Baltimore Review’s summer contest is “On the Road.” Why? We spend a lot of time on the road. Interstate, beltway, city street, suburban street, dead end, one way, four lane, dirt road, icy road, dark road. Take a ride in your poem, story, or creative nonfiction. See where it takes you. Submit your work to our Submittable Contest category. Three winners will be selected from among all entries. All submissions considered for publication. Prizes are $500, $200, and $100. Entry fee is $10. Final judge: Jennifer Givhan. For more information, visit our website: www.baltimorereview.org.

Deadline: July 1, 2019
Sheila-Na-Gig Editions invites entries for our 2nd Annual Full-length Poetry Manuscript Contest. Length: 60-100pgs, submitted online only via Submittable. Reading Fee: $25; Prize: One manuscript will be selected for print and e-book publication by Sheila-Na-Gig Editions. $1,000 honorarium + royalties. 25 copies of the published manuscript (and discounts on future orders). All participants will receive a copy of the winning volume upon publication. International participants will receive ebook copies. Judge: Entries are read through a blind submission process by Hayley Mitchell Haugen, Founder & Editor, Sheila-Na-Gig online & Sheila-Na-Gig Editions. Guidelines: sheilanagigblog.com/sheila-na-gig-editions-second-annual-full-length-poetry-manuscript-contest/.

Deadline: May 31, 2019
The 2019 River Styx International Poetry Contest awards $1,500 and publication for the best poem. Oliver de la Paz will judge this year’s contest. Your choice of entry fee: $20 fee includes a one-year subscription to River Styx; $15 fee includes the prize-winner issue only. Up to three poems per entry; multiple entries permitted with additional fees. Enter by US Postal mail or online via Submittable. Complete guidelines at www.RiverStyx.org/contests.

Deadline: May 31, 2019
The winning writer will be awarded $3000 and publication on The Masters Review. Second and third place will be awarded $300 and $200, respectively, as well as publication in The Masters Review. All three finalists will earn a spot in Kathy Fish’s Fast Flash© online workshop. So here it is: a home for your very best small fiction. mastersreview.com/flash-fiction-contest/

Deadline: June 1, 2019
HeartWood Literary Magazine is accepting submissions for its fourth annual broadside series contest. Submit poetry or flash prose (200 word max); HeartWood & WV Wesleyan Low-Residency MFA collaborate with WV’s Base Camp Printing to print the winning entry on a limited-edition letterpress broadside. Prize: $500 + 25 copies of broadside. Judge: Savannah Sipple, author of WWJD & Other Poems. Fee: $15 (includes copy of winning broadside). Full guidelines can be found at: www.heartwoodlitmag.com/contest/.

Initial screening done by the fabulous Raleigh Review poetry team, Dorianne Laux and Joseph Millar will judge the finalists. The top prize is $500, and each finalist receives our standard payment of $15 plus a 2-year subscription. All those who enter the contest receive the prize issue, a $15 value. Open to all poets who reside in the US. raleighreview.submittable.com/submit

Deadline: June 3, 2019
Salamander magazine will award cash prizes of $1,000 and $500 plus publication for the two best fiction stories. Final judge is Wayétu Moore. All entries will be considered for publication. All entries will be considered anonymously. Send no more than one story per entry. Each story must not exceed 30 double-spaced pages in 12 point font. Multiple entries are acceptable, provided that a separate reading fee is included with each entry. Contest reading fee ($15) includes a one-year subscription. All contest results will be posted on salamandermag.org by August 1.

Deadline: June 30, 2019
5th year. Grand prize of $3,000. Top winner in each category will win $1,000. Categories: Mainstream/Literary Fiction, Genre Fiction, Creative Nonfiction & Memoir, Poetry, Children's Picture Book, and Graphic Narrative (new). $10,500 in total cash prizes. Fee: $60 per book. Final judges: Jendi Reiter and Ellen LaFleche. Submit online or by mail. Sponsored by Winning Writers, one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" (Writer's Digest). Guidelines: winningwriters.com/north.

Deadline: June 1, 2019
Lynx House Press seeks submissions of full-length poetry manuscripts for the 22nd annual Blue Lynx Prize for Poetry. Winner receives $2,000 and publication. All U.S. poets residing in the U.S. (or U.S. citizens living abroad) are eligible to enter, regardless of publishing background. We prefer to receive submissions through Submittable, but poets who are unable to use Submittable due to special circumstances may send their manuscript, a $28 entry fee, and SASE (for notification only) to: Lynx House Press, P.O. Box 940, Spokane, WA 99210. To submit online, click here: lynxhousepress.submittable.com/submit. To learn more about Lynx House Press, visit lynxhousepress.org.

Deadline: July 4, 2019
Headmistress Press, a lesbian-identified publisher of books by LBT poets, is proud to announce our fifth annual Charlotte Mew Chapbook Contest. Our judge for this year is Robin Becker. Our first-prize winner will receive $300 plus 20 copies of the winning book. All entries will be considered for publication. We will be accepting submissions from May 4 to July 4, 2019 through Submittable and will announce a winner in the fall. Our reading fee is always on a sliding scale, with fee waived upon request. More information at: headmistresspress.blogspot.com/2017/07/2019-charlotte-mew-chapbook-contest.html.

Deadline: September 1, 2019
Black Warrior Review, a biannual print journal, seeks submissions for its 2019 contests. Winners will receive publication and cash prizes ($800 for flash and $1,500 for poetry, fiction, and CNF). Judges will be Rivers Solomon (fiction), Selah Saterstrom (nonfiction), Tommy Pico (poetry), and Vi Khi Nao (flash). Open until 9/1. Reading fee includes a one-year subscription to the journal. See website for more information: bwr.ua.edu.

Deadline: May 30, 2019
The Tishman Review’s Tillie Olsen Short Story Award is open for submissions from April 1 to May 30, 2019. All entries are taken only through Submittable. Our 2019 final judge is the award-winning author Valerie Fioravanti. To read more about her and what she looks for, please visit our website www.thetishmanreview.com. All entries receive a complimentary e-book of the October issue and are considered for publication. Stories should be under 5,000 words. There is a $15.00 fee to enter. Please send your best work. Winner receives $500 and publication in the October issue.

Deadline: May 30, 2019
The 14th annual Mudfish Poetry Prize judged by John Yau will be accepting submissions until May 30. With this extension, we will now accept entry fees via PayPal. To submit, visit our contest page: www.mudfish.org/14th-poetry-prize/. First prize is $1,200 and publication in Mudfish 21. Second and third honorable mentions are also published. All work submitted will be considered for publication. We look forward to reading your poems.

Deadline: June 15, 2019
Willow Springs Books is now accepting submissions for the Spokane Prize for Short Fiction. We offer a $2,000 prize for a previously unpublished book-length manuscript (minimum 98 pages, 3 short stories). Previous winners include: Dariel Suarez, Jaclyn Watterson, Glori Simmons, and Molly Giles. Willow Springs Books in a self-funded, non-profit press housed in Eastern Washington University’s MFA program directed by poet Christopher Howell. Please direct any questions to the managing editor Taylor Waring, at . Reading fee $27.50. Deadline June 15th. Submit at wse.submittable.com or visit willowspringsbooks.org for more information.