Volume 17 of Dogwood: A Journal of Poetry and Prose features the winning entries of their 2018 Literary Awards. In addition to publication, Dogwood doubled their cash prizes to $1000 for each winning author. Each author's name is linked to a page with more information about them.
Fiction Prize
Judge Nicholas Montemarano
“There You Are” by Landon Houle
Poetry Prize
Judge Gillian Conoley
“Early Marriage, 1982, Endless Rain” by Kim Garcia
Nonfiction Prize
Judge Patrick Phillips
“To Learn About Smoke One Must First Light a Fire” by Misha Rai [pictured[
The 2019 Dogwood Literary Awards are open for submission until September 5, 2018.
The Southeast Review spring issue (36.1) features winning entries from their 2017 contests:
Gearhart Poetry Contest
Judged by Erin Belieu
Winner: "The Truth Takes Lunch" by Jed Myers
Finalist: "Three Nails" by Christopher Childers
World's Best Short-Short Story Contest
Judged by Robert Olen Butler
Winner: "Friends" by Greta Schuler
Finalists: "Saint Barbara's Day" by Elina Alter
"Shpykiv" by Alexandra Brenner
The Southeast Review Narrative Nonfiction Contest
Judged by Matthew Gavin Frank
Winner: "Crywolf" by Erica Berry [pictured]
Finalists: "The Stone Grows without Rain" by Lee Huttner
"Soundings: Field Notes on Communication with Animals and God" by Sylvia Sukop
The Spring 2018 issue of The Missouri Review features the winners of the 2017 Jeffrey E. Smith Editor's Prize.
Fiction
Tamara Titus of Charlotte, NC, for “Exit Seekers”
Poetry
Meghann Plunkett of Carbondale, IL for several poems
Nonfiction
Rose Smith [pictured] of Austin, TX, for “Rachel’s Wedding”
Each winner receives $5000 and publication. Runners-up will be published in future issues. See a full list of runners-up and finalists here.
This is an annual contest with a deadline in early October.
Rhino: The Poetry Forum annual publication includes winning and selected entries from two annual prizes.
Each year, Rhino selects Editor's Prize Winners from among its general submissions to receive cash, publication, and nomination to the Pushcart Prize. There is no additional process; all submissions to the publication are considered.
First Prize
"Worms" by Erika Brumett
Second Prize
"You Have To Be Ready" by Amanda Galvan Huynh
Honorable Mention
"betty" by Amy Bilodeau
The Founder's Prize is an annual contest (Sept 1 - Oct 31). Winners receive a cash award, publication, and Pushcart Prize nomination. These entrants are also eligible for the Editor's Prize.
Winner
"Asking for a Friend " by Abby E. Murray [pictured]
Runners-up
"Odysseus " by Joseph Fasano
"Amelia Earhart Folds Origami Cranes" by Adie Smith Kleckner
"Midden" by Paul Otremba
All of these works can also be read on Rhino's website.
The Malahat Review #202 features 2018 Open Season Awards winners:
Fiction
Jann Everard [pictured], "Blue Runaways"
Judge: Carleigh Baker
Read an interview with Jann Everard here.
Creative Nonfiction
B. A. Markus, "How Can a Dog Help a Goose"
Judge: Betsy Warland
Read an interview with B. A. Markus here.
Poetry
Barbara Pelman, "Nevertheless”
Judge: Evelyn Lau
Read an interview with Barbara Pelman here.
Open Season Awards is an annual contest that awards $2000 in each genre. It closes on November 1.
The Spring 2018 issue of The Bellingham Review features winners of their annual contests:
49th Parallel Award for Poetry
Contest judge Robert Cording
“The Art of Forgetting" by John Blair
Annie Dillard Award for Creative Nonfiction
Contest judge Julie Marie
“Mustard” by Susan M. Stabile [pictured]
Tobias Wolff Award for Fiction
Contest judge John Dufresne
“Escape Artist” by Janis Hubschman
See a full list of finalists here as well as the winners of the 2018 contest here. Winners each receive $1000 and publication in the following year's spring issue.
The Fiddlehead Spring 2018 features winners of their 27th Annual Literary Contest, both in print and online:
The Ralph Gustafson Prize for Best Poem Winner
Matthew Hollett, "The Day After the Best Before"
Judges: Jennifer Houle, Sonnet L’Abbé, Sachiko Murakami
Read an interview with Matthew Hollett here.
Poetry Honorable Mentions
Conyer Clayton, "Recurrent"
Conor Mc Donnell, "Qui vincit? (medicamina)"
Short Fiction Prize Winner
Kate Osana Simonian [pictured], "The Press"
Judge: Kerry Lee Powell
Read an interview with Simonian here.
Fiction Honorable Mention
Samantha Jade Macpherson, "The Fish and the Dragons"
The Spring 2018 issue of The Chattahoochee Review features the 2018 Lamar York Prize Winners and select finalists:
Winner for Fiction
“A Day in Which Something Might Be Done” by Michael McGuire
Published Finalist
“The Goddess of Beauty Goes Bowling” by Chaya Bhuvaneswar
Winner for Nonfiction
“Concaves” by Deborah Thompson
Published Finalists
“Here Is How I Come Undone” by Caroline Burke
“How My Body Was Made” by Terry Ann Thaxton
For a full list of finalists and judges' comments on the winners, click here.
Winners of the annual Lamar York Prizes for Fiction and Nonfiction receive $1,000.00 each and publication. The prize is open from November 1 - January 31.
Carve Spring 2018 includes the winners of their annual Prose & Poetry Contest:
FICTION
"Peach" by Thomas Gresham
NONFICTION
"Stories of Men and Women" by M.K. Narváez
POETRY
"On Learning That Ho Chi Minh Once Worked as a Baker at the Parker House Hotel in Boston" by Robbie Gamble
Honorable Mentions
"I Am Fat" by Paulette Fire (Nonfiction)
"Sal Wants to Sleep" by Serena Johe (Fiction)
The contest is open from October 1 - November 15 each year. Each winner receives $1000 and publication.
The Spring 2018 issue of Paterson Literary Review includes winners and all the honorable mentions of the 2017 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards:
First Prize
Howard Berelson, Teaneck, NJ, “Last Night”
Robert A. Rosenbloom, Bound Brook, NJ, “Dear Amy”
Second Prize
Eileen Van Hook, Wanaque, NJ “Thanksgiving Memory”
Third Prize
Phillipa Scott, West Orange, NJ, “Hoboken, 1990”
For a full list of the Honorable Mentions and Editor's Choice selections, click here.
The Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards, honoring Allen Ginsberg’s contributions to American Literature, are given annually to poets. First prize, $1,000; second prize, $200; and third prize, $100. Winning poems are published in the following year’s issue of the Paterson Literary Review. The contest is open between June 1 and September 30 of each year.
