That’s right! If you missed the June 15 deadline for the 2022 New American Fiction Prize, you’re in luck! New American Press has announced they have extended the deadline to July 1. This year’s final judge is WEIKE WANG. Winner receives $1,500, publication, and 25 copies. Swing by their ad in the NewPages Classifieds for more information.
That’s right. You now have until July 15 to enter poetry manuscripts of at least 48 pages to the 2022 Blue Lynx Prize for Poetry from Lynx House Press. $28 fee to enter. Winner receives $2,000 and book publication. Stop by the NewPages Classifieds for more information.
Don’t forget that July 15 is the deadline to submit fiction and poetry to Nimrod‘s Francine Ringold Awards for New Writers. This contest is open internationally to writers with no more than two publication credits in their chosen genre. The winners in each genre receive $500 and publication. See their ad in the NewPages Classifieds to learn more.
Broadsided Press started Broadsided Responds to show support and solidarity in response to global crises. Dear Queer: Letters in Solidarity with LGBTIQ+ Youth seeks to “stand with the LGBTIQ+ community and all those who call them/us family.” Writers are invited to share “short works that reach out toward any – past or present, self or other – who has needed support, solace, or a sense of being seen and known . . . writing from voices who might wish to speak to their own younger selves (and, by extension, the younger selves of today).” Poems of 30 lines or less or flash prose under 300 words with the title “Letter to my __________” that provide hope, solace, pathways, and a sense of solidarity are welcome through July 4, 2022. There is a $3 VOLUNTARY entry fee, but please see the incredible work this all-volunteer organization has done over the years and support financially if you can.
Don’t forget July 15 is the deadline to submit work for publication consideration in Able Muse Winter 2022/2023 issue. There is no fee to submit. They are open to poetry, fiction, essays, book reviews, art, and photography. Stop by the NewPages Classifieds to learn more.
Our Adrift Chapbook Contest is our biggest contest of the year, so we’ve been able to up the award money to $1,000 for a single chapbook and $400 for any runners-up. On the fiction side, a single short story could nab you $500 as a winner or $200 as a runner-up. Folks loved how we increased our response speed for the In-House Short Story Contest, so we’re doing something similar for the Adrift Short Story Contest; check out the guidelines for more details. For our last fiction contest, we selected five stories for publication. That’s a lot of runners-up! Head over to our submission portal to get your work in soon!
Poetry Series Editor Tom Lombardo will serve as judge of the 2023 Press 53 Award for Poetry. Winner receives $1,000, publication, and 50 author copies. Deadline to submit unpublished manuscripts is Midnight Eastern Time on July 31, 2022. See their full ad in the NewPages Classifieds to learn more.
July 31 is the deadline to submit up to 3 original, unpublished poems to the 2022 Red Wheelbarrow Poetry Prize. First place receives $1,000, letterpress broadside from Felicia Rice of Moving Parts Press, and publication in Red Wheelbarrow Literary Magazine. Enter today! Learn more by stopping by the NewPages Classifieds.
That’s right! June 15 is the deadline to enjoy a discount to enter literary magazine MAYDAY‘s $1,000 Poetry Micro Chapbook Contest. $10 fee if you enter before June 16. After that the fee goes up to $15. Submit your 8–12-page manuscripts by July 31, 2022. Stop by the NewPages Classifieds to learn more.
The annual BLR Prizes award outstanding writing related to themes of health, healing, illness, the mind, and the body. Winners are published in the spring issue of BLR. For each genre, first prize is $1000 and honorable mention is $250. Submit your best poetry, fiction, and nonfiction through July 1. Visit website.