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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 They accept original work from both established and emerging writers, so long as the work is previously unpublished.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 There is an £8.00 (about $11.50) entry fee for all stories submitted and entries must be previously unpublished. 20 stories will be shortlisted and published in Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 11. 1st prize is £1,000 (about $1,400),… Read Article →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 Upon submission to Superstition Review you agree that your work is original, unpublished, and that you are the author.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 →