2026 Leopold Bloom Prize for Innovative Narration

The 2026 Leopold Bloom Prize for Innovative Narration will be awarded to the short story or novel excerpt, of up to 5,000 words, that best exhibits risk-adept narration that challenges the conventions of prose and composition. Pieces with emotional depth and urgency that take sophisticated narrative risks in terms of both sentence and story will be in the strongest contention. We are drawn above all to voice and style. Surprise us. We look for fiction that accelerates form irrevocably into content. $800 in total prizes, $10 entry fee. All entries receive a digital copy of Issue Seven and considered for paid publication in the journal. Further information can be found on our website.