The Lascaux Review is accepting submissions for the Lascaux Prize in Flash Fiction and its new literary journal, Easy Street. See the flyer below for more information.
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Glimmer Train is accepting submissions for its Short Story Award for New Writers through February 28, 2015. Writers may submit stories of up to 12,000 words. The reading fee is $15 per story. The winner will receive $1,500 and publication in Issue 96 of Glimmer Train.
Phoebe: Journal of Literature and Art, a literary journal of George Mason University’s MFA Program, is accepting submissions for its annual fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry contests. The submission deadline is March 1, 2015. Judges Ramona Ausubel (fiction), Roxane Gay (nonfiction), and Brian Teare (poetry) will choose the winners in each category. Winners receive $850 and publication in an online issue of Phoebe.
The Kenyon Review is accepting submissions of up to 1,200 words for its 2015 Short Fiction Contest. The submission deadline is February 28, 2015. The $18 entry fee includes a one-year subscription to the journal. Writers may enter their work here. The Kenyon Review will publish the winning short story in the Jan/Feb 2016 issue, and the author will receive a scholarship to attend the 2015 Kenyon Review Writers Workshop (Session I: June 13–20) in Gambier, Ohio.
Each year, Black Lawrence Press awards the Hudson Prize for an unpublished collection of poems or short stories. The winner of this contest receives book publication, a $1,000 award, and ten copies of the book. The submission deadline for the 2015 Hudson Prize is March 31, 2015. Entrants may submit their manuscripts here.
The PEN American Center is accepting submissions for its new PEN/Fusion Emerging Writers Prize, which will recognize an unpublished work of nonfiction that addresses a global and/or multicultural issue. Young writers (younger than 35) who have had at least one prior publication in a national magazine or journal may submit their work. The winner will receive a $10,000 prize. The submission deadline is February 27, 2015. This year’s judges are John Freeman, Roxane Gay, and Cristina Henríquez.
Arch Street Press is accepting fiction and nonfiction submissions of up to 10,000 words for its annual Arch Street Prize. US college and graduate students aged 18–30 may enter the competition. Each winner will receive a book contract, mentoring program, and $1,000 cash prize. The submission deadline is April 24, 2015.
The submission period for the annual Crazyhorse Prizes in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry is drawing to a close this Saturday, January 31, 2015. Writers may submit short stories or essays (25 pages max) or up to three poems. The $20 entry fee includes a one-year Crazyhorse subscription. Each winner will receive $2,000 and publication.
The Nelligan Prize for Short Fiction is open to submissions of previously unpublished short stories (50 pages max). The winner will receive $2,000 and publication in the 2015 fall/winter issue of the Colorado Review. The submission deadline is March 14, 2015. Writers may submit their pieces here for a $15 fee per story ($17/story for online submissions).
Narrative magazine is accepting fiction and nonfiction submissions for its winter 2015 story contest. The contest deadline is March 31, 2015, at midnight (PDT). Contest entrants may submit their work for a $22 fee, which includes three months of complimentary access to Narrative Backstage.
The Nazim Hikmet Poetry Competition is accepting submissions. Entrants may submit their poems here. The deadline is January 31, 2015. Winners will receive $100 each and an invitation to read their poems at the seventh annual Nazim Hikmet Poetry Festival.
The Vine Leaves Literary Journal is accepting submissions of 50- to 60-page manuscripts for its annual Vine Leaves Vignette Collection Award. The submission deadline is February 28, 2015. The contest winner will receive: 1) Cash prize of $500 2) Publication by Vine Leaves Press (paperback and eBook) 3) Twenty copies of the paperback 4) Worldwide distribution 5) Promotion through Vine Leaves Literary Journal and staff websites 6) 70% net royalty on all ebook and print sales