Las Angeles-based ideas magazine Zócal Public Square is open for submissions for their 6th annual poetry prize . They are searching for a U.S. poet whose poem best evokes a connection to place. The winner will receive $500 and will be published by Zócal online. There is no registration fee and entrants can send up to three poems. The deadline is February 3. Find out more and submit online.
The Chicago Tribune is now accepting submissions to their 2017 Nelson Algren Literary Contest. They are accepting submission of 8,000 words with a limit of two stories per author. There is no entry fee. The winner will receive $3,500. The deadline is January 31. Submit online here. The Chicago Tribune’s Nelson Algren Literary Awards is a nationally recognized contest for original short fiction, named in honor of the Chicago literary great Nelson Algren. The contest has been held annually since 1981. The award has been presented to a number of distinguished authors, including Louise Erdrich… Read Article →
January 15 is the final day to submit fiction, poetry, or creative nonfiction to Reunion: The Dallas Review! Reunion is seeking fresh, well crafted, professional quality work from across the nation to publish in their large format annual publication. Send in submissions online. Find further details below: Fiction: one story, up to 5,000 words Poetry: 3-5 poems. Longer poems will be considered, but shorter are preferable. Please submit as one document Creative nonfiction: up to 5,00 words Also accepting submissions of translations, drama, and the visual arts From the editors: For over two decades, Reunion: The Dallas… Read Article →
The microzine press Rinky Dink Press is looking for submissions of micropoetry! Rinky Dink Press is currently accepting submissions of 5-6 thematically related micropoems (between 25 and 40 words) for their Spring 2017series. The submission deadline is January 13, 2017. Send submissions of 5-6 micropoems in a single word document to rinkydinkpress@gmail.com. From the editors: Rinky Dink Press is on a mission to get poetry back into the hands (and pockets) of the people – each of our single author collections can fit in your pocket, but we never sacrifice craft, and despite the tiny format, we… Read Article →
Monthly online litmag, Bodega Magazine is launching their first writing contest, and the deadline is fast approaching! The contest is open for fiction and poetry. Winners will receive $250, publication, and a chance to participate in a Q&A with judges Jay Deshpane and Tracy O’Neill. The deadline is November 30th, submit here.
A reminder that the Columbia Journal is accepting submissions of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry for their 2016 Winter Contest until December 12. The winners in each category will receive cash prizes of $500 and have their winning works published in the spring print edition of the journal. Find full details and submit online. Columbia Journal was founded in 1977 and, in the years since, has published work from Nobel laureates and lesser-known writers, National Book-award winners and newcomers. Our archives include everyone from Raymond Carver to Lorrie Moore to Louise Gluck to Philip Gourevitch to… Read Article →
A friendly reminder that MENAGE literary journal is open for submissions. MENAGE will be searching for submissions weekly throughout December, so expect frequent reminders! From the editors: Submissions to MENAGE, a new online weekly, are open. Please send 3-5 poems to editor@menagemagazine.com. Attachments are preferred. Simultaneous submissions are acceptable. Please let us know if any pieces are accepted elsewhere. MENAGE aims to create a place for poems in translation and in conversation with each other. We publish original work and translations as well a the feature, “Pair of the Week,” which reprints two poems in… Read Article →
Submissions for the 2017 Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival’s fiction contest will be closing at the end of the month on November 30. Find full submission details here, or see the the official call for submissions below: Hello Coordinators, Instructor, Directors, and Writers, The 2017 Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival’s Fiction Contest will close on November 30, 2016. The winner of the Fiction Contest will receive the following: $1,500 Domestic airfare (up to $500) and French Quarter accommodations to attend the Festival Publication in Louisiana Literature Public reading at a literary panel in the… Read Article →
Creative Nonfiction and Issues in Science and Technology are currently seeking submissions for their joint writing contest aimed at exploring and expanding the dialogue between religion and science. The contest is seeking original narratives, creative nonfiction pieces, and research work with a narrative focus. Essays should be unpublished and no longer than 5,000 words. There is a $20 reading fee. Prizes include $10,000 first place, $5,000 runner-up, five $500 honorable mentions, and publication for winning essays. Submissions are due Monday, December 12. Find full details here. This contest is part of the larger Think Write Publish initiative, find out more here.
Assay: A Journal of Nonfiction Studies, is currently open and searching for submissions for the Spring 2016 edition with a focus on social justice. See full submission guidelines online, or see the following letter from editor Karine Babine: I’m writing today to ask for your help to spread the word and the call about Assay’s spring issue. On Wednesday morning, we, like many of you, had no idea what to do, how to walk into our classrooms, what to say to our students. If you’re anything like me, walking into my composition class on Wednesday… Read Article →
Submissions for the Nazim Hikmet Poetry Competition are now open. The competition is accepting three unpublished poems, there is a $10 submission fee, and submissions are due January 15. Winners receive an award of $100 and will be invited to read their poems at the 9th Annual Nazim Hikmet Poetry Festival on April 9th in Cary, North Carolina. Winners and honorable mentions will be included in the annual anthology as well as published on the Festival website. Find out full information online.
Writer Advice, online aid for writers, is open for submissions for their fiction, memoir, and creative nonfiction contest Scintillating Starts. Send in opening paragraphs, up to 1,000 words, to Writer Advice by December 1st. There is a $15 submission fee and a cash award of $210 that will be split among selected winners. The contest is open to anyone who has not signed a contract for the book they submit. Submit online.