On July 1, submissions will open for Electric Literature’s first Emerging Writers Contest, with categories in fiction and poetry.
One winner in each genre will receive $1,000, publication in either Recommended Reading (fiction) or The Commuter (poetry), and two weeks at the Writing Downtown residency program in Downtown Las Vegas, started by Plympton and the Writer’s Block bookstore. Second-place winners will receive $250, and third-place winners will receive $100. All fiction finalists will receive a review with feedback from a literary agent.
Submissions will open on July 1, 2026 via Submittable.
