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Deadline: June 6, 2022
Solstice's annual writings contests are underway! Submissions are now open, and the contests will run until June 6. The prizes are: $1,000 Fiction; $500 Stephen Dunn Poetry Prize; $500 Michael Steinberg Nonfiction Prize; and $500 Graphic Lit. Our judges this year are Jabari Asim (Fiction), Tomás Q. Morín (Poetry), Alysia Abbott (Nonfiction), and Josh Neufeld (Graphic Lit). The entry fee is $18. Further details are on our Contest Page.

Deadline: August 31, 2022
We’ve created a new fellowship opportunity for poets to share their important landscapes and environmental heritage. We’re interested in the natural spaces that have made meaningful marks upon lives, those places from which we cannot be separated no matter how far away we are. We want to know how that land speaks, and most of all, why it matters. One poet will win a 1-week residency at Rockvale Writers' Colony in College Grove, TN, plus a small stipend for food and travel. Read the guidelines here: Language of the Land Fellowship. Application fee is $30. 

Deadline: July 7, 2022
Our fifth annual Marystina Santiestevan First Book Prize is open and accepting manuscripts. If you have a manuscript, give us a shot. Awarded annually to a poet writing in English who has not yet published a full-length poetry book, the Marystina Santiestevan First Book Prize champions poets who dance to their own tune not to be different but to be true. Previously unpublished manuscripts of 48-90 pages should be submitted through our Submittable page or via the USPS. Please visit www.conduit.org/book-prizes for details.

Deadline: August 1, 2022
$500 Grand Prize + 15 copies awarded. Submit no more than 30 pages of the best work. THRP is not concerned with the poet who has the most publications; rather, we wish to award the best writing that contributes to the craft of poetry. ​Each submitter will receive a copy of the winning manuscript. All entrants will be invited to record a reading of their work that will be published on THRP’s Facebook page. To meet the judge and review submission guidelines, visit: www.theheartlandreview.com/chapbooks.

Deadline: July 15, 2022
Submissions are open for Nimrod’s Francine Ringold Awards for New Writers. The Ringold Awards offer prizes of $500 and publication for fiction and poetry. They are open only to writers with no more than two previous publication credits in their genre. For poetry, submit up to five pages; for fiction, one short story, 5,000 words maximum. The contest is open internationally. All honorable mentions will also be published and paid at our normal rates. Manuscripts may be mailed or submitted online: nimrodjournal.submittable.com/submit. Each entry must be accompanied by a $12 entry fee. Email us or visit Nimrod's website for complete rules.

Deadline: June 15, 2022
Our contest this year will be judged by author and critic, Camille Acker. We’re looking for previously unpublished fiction of up to 8,000 words. The deadline is June 15, 2022. First place is $2,500 with an invitation to an awards dinner. Second place $750. Third place $500. The winning stories will be published in the Fall print issue of Philadelphia Stories, with all entrants receiving a complimentary copy. All authors currently residing in the United States are eligible, a Philadelphia connection is not necessary. We especially encourage submissions by writers from underrepresented groups and backgrounds. There is a $15 reading fee for each story submitted. We can’t wait to read your stories! You may submit your work on our website. 

Deadline: June 15, 2022
Swan Scythe Press announces its 2022 poetry chapbook contest. Entry fee: $18. We are accepting submissions from March 1 to June 15 (postmark deadline). Winner receives $200 and 25 perfect-bound chapbooks. The 2021 winner is Rae Gouirand for Little Hour. For full submission guidelines, visit www.swanscythepress.com.

Deadline: June 24, 2022
Willow Springs Books is accepting submissions for the 2022 Spokane Prize for Short Fiction. All authors are eligible regardless of publication history. Manuscripts must have a minimum of three (3) stories of fiction totaling at least 98 pages. The collection as a whole must be previously unpublished. Deadline: June 24, 20222. Prize: $2,000 plus publication. More information: trib.al/KH2gaFa.

Deadline: July 31, 2022
$1,000 and 50 copies awarded to an outstanding, unpublished collection of poems of approximately 50 to 120 pages. Open to poets 18 years of age and older who live in the US or one of its territories. Tom Lombardo, Press 53 Poetry Series Editor, will serve as judge. Press 53 will publish the winning manuscript as a Tom Lombardo Poetry Selection; all prizes will be awarded upon publication. Deadline: Midnight Eastern, July 31, 2022. Winner and finalists announced on or before November 1. Reading fee: $30. Complete information at www.press53.com/award-for-poetry/.

Deadline: June 15, 2022
Winner receives publication contract including $1,500, 25 copies, and promotional support. Final judge is WEIKE WANG, author of Joan Is Okay (Random House 2022) and Chemistry (Knopf 2017). All full-length fiction manuscripts are welcome, including novels, novellas, collections of stories, flash fiction, short-shorts, and linked collections. Full-length fiction manuscripts tend to be at least 30,000 words. There is no maximum length. To submit, please access our convenient online submission manager: newamericanpress.submittable.com/submit. Entry fee: $25.

Deadline: July 31, 2022
RED WHEELBARROW POETRY PRIZE 2022: Judged by Juan Felipe Herrera! $1,000 for first place and a letterpress broadside printed by Felicia Rice of Moving Parts Press, $500 for second, $250 for third. Top five published in Red Wheelbarrow Literary Magazine. Submit up to 3 original, unpublished poems. $15 entry fee. Deadline: July 31, 2022. For complete guidelines, see redwheelbarrow.submittable.com/submit.

Deadline: July 1, 2022
The 2022 Orison Chapbook Prize will award $300 and publication by Orison Books for a manuscript of 20–45 pages in any literary genre (poetry, fiction, nonfiction, or hybrid). Orison Books founder and editor Luke Hankins will judge. Submission period: April 1–July 1. Entry fee: $12. For complete guidelines, see www.orisonbooks.com/submissions.

Deadline: June 1, 2022
We welcome your submissions to our 2022 Dorianne Laux & Joseph Millar Poetry Prize at Raleigh Review. The preliminary reading is led by our dynamic team of readers and editors. Our final judges are Dorianne Laux & Joseph Millar. All who submit to this prize shall receive a copy of the beautiful prize print issue thanks to the generosity from our entire staff and board. Also be sure to check out our 2022 Laux/Millar workshop that will take place in May. raleighreview.submittable.com/submit

Deadline: May 31, 2022
Baltimore Review Summer Contest – Micro Lit. Miniature. Mighty. Magical. What can you do with 400 words or less? We want to read your micro-length work. How you define your micro is up to you. Fiction, creative nonfiction, prose poem—no need to categorize your work. We're reading them all in one category—Micro Lit. First place: $500. Second place: $300. Third place: $200. All entries considered for publication, with payment for accepted work at our regular rate. $8 contest fee. Final judge: Beth Ann Fennelly. Deadline: May 31. Visit our site, enjoy, and submit your work: www.baltimorereview.org.

Deadline: August 1, 2022
The 2022 Best Spiritual Literature Awards in Fiction, Nonfiction, & Poetry offer $500 and publication by Orison Books in the Best Spiritual Literature anthology for a single work in each genre. The editors will judge. Entry fee: $12. Submission period: May 1–August 1. Find complete details at www.orisonbooks.com/submissions.

Deadline: September 1, 2022
Puerto del Sol is accepting entries to annual contests in poetry and prose between March 1 and September 1. Judges are Kali Fajardo-Anstine in prose and Anthony Cody in poetry. One prize in each genre for $1,000 will be awarded along with publication. Current students, faculty, or alum of New Mexico State University are not eligible. Close friends or former students of the judges are ineligible. Submitters must remove identifying information from submissions. Winners are announced in October 2022. $15 entry fee. All entries will receive the issue featuring the winner. All submissions are considered for publication. Submit at puertodelsol.org.

Deadline: July 31, 2022
MAYDAY Magazine invites you to send 8-12 pages of poems to be considered for the Editors' Choice Award, including $1000, publication at MAYDAY, and an author interview. Deadline: July 31. Early bird entry fee: $10 (May 1-June 15). Regular fee: $15 (June 16-July 31). Submit a unified manuscript filled with poems that have achieved a balance of both craft and story so seamlessly that we cannot look away. We welcome a diverse range of content and authors, including LGBTQ+, BIPOC, and international voices. For more details, visit maydaymagazine.com/contests.

Deadline: June 15, 2022
Lynne Thompson judges the MacGuffin’s Poet Hunt 27, running April 1 through June 15! $500 first prize plus publication; up to two Honorable Mentions will also be published. All entrants receive one copy of this issue. Send up to  five poems per $15 entry fee. Include a cover page that lists your contact info and poem titles. On the following page(s), include your poem(s), beginning each poem on a new page devoid of personally identifiable information to preserve the blind review process. Enter via Submittable or to enter by email or post, see full rules at schoolcraft.edu/macguffin/contest-rules.

Deadline: June 1, 2022
Salamander 2022 Fiction Contest: Judged by Jamie Quatro. First Prize $1,000 and publication; Second Prize $500 and publication. All entries considered for publication. $15 entry fee, includes one-year subscription. Accepting entries from May 1-June 1. Stories must not exceed 30 double-spaced pages in 12-point font. Multiple entries are acceptable. Find more information and submit at salamandermag.org/contests.

Deadline: May 22, 2022
New Letters invites you to submit a short story, essay, or poems to the New Letters Literary Awards. Winners in each genre receive $2,500 and publication in New Letters. All entries are considered for publication and must be unpublished. Winners will be announced mid-September 2022. Essay and fiction entries may not exceed 8,000 words; poetry entries may contain one to six poems. Multiple entries are welcome. For complete guidelines, visit www.newletters.org/general-submissions/.

Deadline: May 31, 2022
Sheila-Na-Gig Editions announces our second annual Poetry Chapbook Contest. Submit 20-40 page poetry manuscript (not including front/back matter) via Submittable. $500 prize + publication awarded. Reading Fee: $20. Familiarize yourself with the works on Sheila-Na-Gig online to get a sense of our aesthetic. We publish well-crafted free verse poetry and especially seek poems with excellent imagery and a strong sense of voice. Chapbooks should also include a consistent theme. Simultaneous submissions/previously published poems accepted if rights have reverted. Manuscripts are judged on the merits of the work alone. No author names allowed! Please read/follow all of the guidelines carefully: sheilanagigblog.com/sheila-na-gig-editions-poetry-manuscript-contest/.

Deadline: May 31, 2022
The 2022 AHP Prizes in Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction are open! Winners of each prize receive publication of their full-length manuscripts. Each winner also receives a $1,000 honorarium and a $1,500 travel/publicity grant to promote the book. The submission period closes on May 31 (Eastern Time). Please submit online, through our online submission manager. The reading fee is $30 (we will waive the submission fee for those undergoing financial hardship or living with limited means). Submission should be previously unpublished. Simultaneous submissions permitted. The judges for the 2022 prizes are Carl Phillips (poetry), Venita Blackburn (fiction), and Lia Purpura (nonfiction).

Deadline: May 31, 2022
$2,000 in prizes. From March 1 to May 31, Flying South 2022, a publication of Winston Salem Writers, will be accepting entries for prizes in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry. Best in Category winners will be published and receive $500 each. One of the three winners will receive The WSW President's Favorite award and win an additional $500. All entries will be considered for publication. For full details, please visit our website: www.wswriters.org/flying-south.

Deadline: June 15, 2022
Lynx House Press seeks submissions of full-length poetry manuscripts for the annual Blue Lynx Prize for Poetry. The winner will receive $2,000 and publication. Entries must be at least 48 pages in length. The fee for submitting is $28. Previous judges include James Tate, Yusef Komunyakaa, Dorianne Laux, Dara Wier, Melissa Kwasny, and Robert Wrigley.

Deadline: June 30, 2022
Now in its eighth year, the North Street Book Prize is sponsored by Winning Writers. Self-published books in seven categories can win up to $8,000 plus additional benefits. Submit online or by mail. Winning Writers is a partner member of the Alliance of Independent Authors, and this contest is recommended by Reedsy. Entry fee: $70 per book. Free gifts from our co-sponsors for everyone who enters. Deadline: June 30. winningwriters.com/northnp22

Deadline: June 30, 2022
Gateway Literary Pressand The Gateway Review are proud to announce our inaugural novella contest. We seek 40-80 page fabulist and surrealist novellas. Winning novella receives $200 and 20 copies; up to four other finalists will be considered for publication as well. $5 entry fee. See our submission page for more information: gatewayliterarypress.wordpress.com/submissions/