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Manzano Mountain Review seeks submissions Manzano Mountain Review is an online literary journal based in New Mexico seeking submissions for its second issue. We like writing that is honest, gritty, vulnerable. Give us plot, but not too much. We want characters like us—complicated, flawed, human. Discomfort us. Provoke awe. Melt our brains. The theme for Issue No. 2 is “Summer Haunts/ Hauntings.”  Aesthetically, the two editors, Justin Bendell and Kristian Macaron, value writing that crosses boundaries, treads unfamiliar ground, but also work that is rooted in place. Readers will find examples of this in our issues. Justin… Read Article →

Announcing the 2018 Hillary Gravendyk Prize, Sponsored by the Inlandia Institute One National and one Regional Winner will each be awarded $1000 and book publication, and additional books may be chosen for publication by the editors. The Hillary Gravendyk Prize is an open poetry book competition for all writers regardless of the number of previously published poetry collections. The manuscript page limit is 48 – 100 pages, and the press invites all styles and forms of poetry. Only electronic submissions accepted via Inlandia’s Submittable portal. Entries must be received online by April 30, 2018 at… Read Article →

Established in 2011 with the aim of supporting outstanding poets from the upper Midwest and bringing their work to a national stage, the Lindquist & Vennum Prize for Poetry awards $10,000 and publication by Milkweed Editions to a poet residing in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, or Wisconsin. Selected from a small number of finalists by an independent judge, the prizewinning poet will also receive a standard royalty contract, national distribution, and a comprehensive marketing and publicity campaign. In addition, finalists will be invited to read at their annual National Poetry Month Party on April 26,… Read Article →

Valentine’s Poetry Write a poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word. Your love poem can be fictional or non-fictional. It can be funny or it can be serious. Cash prize. Deadline tomorrow! Feb 14th 5-7-5 Valentine Write a poem for a Valentine. It should only have three lines. The first line has 5 syllables. The second line has 7 syllables. The third line has 5 syllables again. Write about anything that will warm the heart (or not) of that special someone. Cash prize to the winner. Deadline in 3 days! Feb 16th Rhyming Poem… Read Article →

The Breakout 8 Writers Prize (Deadline: February 15) The Breakout 8 Writers Prize is a new award for student writers. Eight winners will recieve: -Publication in the Epiphany Breakout 8 Special Issue -A year-long mentorship with Epiphany Editor-in-Chief  and National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree Tracy O’Neill -a $250 cash prize -a featured interview published on the Epiphany website and in the Authors Guild Bulletin -a short manuscript review + more All students (undergraduate and graduate) enrolled for the Fall 2017-Spring 2018 academic year are eligible to apply, with a submission of either fiction,… Read Article →

The 2018 Poetry Prize IR is accepting submissions through March 31st, 2018. The  Indiana Review would love to receive poems from colleagues and students within your program. Indiana Review is committed to publishing the highest quality work in a wide aesthetic by emerging and established writers. Work published in IR has been recognized by the Pushcart Prize, the Best American series, the Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction, and several other prestigious venues. This year, the Prize is judged by Gabrielle Calvocoressi. They accept original work from both established and emerging writers, so long as the work is previously unpublished. The winner… Read Article →

The 2018 Bristol Short Story Prize is open for entries! The competition is open to all writers worldwide. The closing date for entries is midnight (BST) May 1st 2018. The maximum word limit is 4,000, there is no minimum. Stories may be on any theme or subject and entry can be made online or by post. There is an £8.00 (about $11.50) entry fee for all stories submitted and entries must be previously unpublished. 20 stories will be shortlisted and published in Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 11. 1st prize is £1,000 (about $1,400),… Read Article →

Superstition Review is now accepting submissions! Superstition Review is the online literary magazine published by Arizona State University twice yearly in May and December.  They will accept art, fiction, nonfiction, poetry until March 15. Do not send previously published work (either online or print). Upon submission to Superstition Review you agree that your work is original, unpublished, and that you are the author. If accepted, Superstition Review acquires First North American Serial Rights and First Electronic Rights. All rights revert to the writer after publication. Contributors agree to credit Superstition Review (with no “The” in the title) if the work is subsequently reproduced online or in… Read Article →

The Book Stall Announces The Kelly Barnhill Micro-Fiction Prize The Book Stall, an independent bookstore in Winnetka, Illinois, is pleased to announce their first-ever micro-fiction contest in conjunction with Newbery Medalist Kelly Barnhill’s reading on Tuesday, February 27th at 6:30 PM. Ms. Barnhill will be sharing work from her new book, Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories. The contest winner will get an opening spot on the program that evening, and receive 25 copies of a limited-edition broadside of their work, as well as a $100.00 gift card from the store Submit your 300 –… Read Article →

FEATURED! Winter Short Story Award for New Writers This one is our own contest, and it’s featured for so many good reasons! The Masters Review is looking for stories under 7000 words, written by emerging writers who have a way with words and a love for language! The winner receives $3000, publication, and agency review, and the runners-up also receive cash prizes, publication, and review. Don’t let this chance slip by! Details here. Entry Fee: $20 Deadline: January 15 Poetry and Fiction Prizes This is a compilation of Bayou Magazine’s two wonderful awards, the James… Read Article →