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Black Lawrence Press is now accepting submissions for the fall period of the Black River Chapbook Competition. Twice each year Black Lawrence Press will run the Black River Chapbook Competition for an unpublished chapbook of poems or short fiction between 16-36 pages in length. The contest is open to new, emerging, and established writers. The winner will receive book publication, a $500 cash award, and ten copies of the book. Prizes are awarded on publication. There is a $15 entry fee and submissions close October 31. Find submissions details, previous winners, and judges panel online.

Literary magazine Glimmer Train is now accepting short story submissions for their New Writer Award. Full details below, submissions close on October 31. Open only to emerging writers whose fiction has not appeared in any print publication with a circulation over 5,000. he 1st-place winner will be published in Glimmer Train and will receive 10 copies of that issue. Second-and 3rd-place win $500/$300, respectively, or, if accepted for publication, $700. Winners and finalists will be announced in the January bulletin, and contacted directly the previous week. Most submissions run 1,500 – 6,000 words, but stories as long as… Read Article →

The Writer is currently seeking submissions for two writing contests ideal for graduate students. The contest, “Our Darkest Hours” opens today September 15 and closes on November 15.  Find full details below and find a full list of contests from The Writer on their website.  

Sequestrum, a journal of literature and art, is currently seeking submissions for their 2016 New Writer Award for fiction, non-fiction, and prose. The top prize will be $500 and submissions are due on October 15. Find out more on the flyer below, or on their submission page. More about Sequestrum: A sequestrum is a necrotic bone fragment, identifiable by its separation from standard skeletal structures. Despite its autonomy, these slivers retain the phosphates and marrows of their source. A sequestrum is a remnant, independent yet interconnected to its origin. And so is the writing we publish. Sequestrum is a… Read Article →

The Saints and Sinners Literary Festival, a New Orleans lit festival geared toward the LGBT community, is now accepting submissions for their 2017 fiction contest. The deadline to submit is October 8 and there is a $20 entry fee. Find full details below or on their website. Grand Prize: $500 Complementary registration to 2017 Saints and Sinners ($150 Value) Publication in anthology New Fiction from the Festival (Bold Strokes Books) Invitation to read at Book Launch Party on March 25, 2017. Two runners-up will each receive $100 Top Finalists’ stories will also be included in New Fiction from the Festival Submissions should be between 4,000-7,000 words. Story should… Read Article →

The Guild Literary Complex has extended its submission deadline for the Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award to September 15. From Guild Literary Complex: Pulitzer Prize winning Chicago poet Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) founded the Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award twenty-two years ago. Brooks was born in Topeka, Kansas and lived in Chicago for the rest of her life. She was the author of more than twenty volumes of poetry and numerous other books. Her many awards and honors include Poet Laureate of Illinois, Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, American Academy of Arts and Letters award,… Read Article →