Contest Alerts

Now that spring is here, it’s a great time to pull out, polish and submit work that you love. Some leads from Writer’s Relief, a well-regarded submission service:


Ragdale 2024 Residencies
Location: Lake Forest, IL
Deadline: 5/15/2023
Submission Link: Ragdale 2024 Residencies
Application Fee: $25


Thriving: An Anthology
Deadline: N/A
Submission Link: Thriving: An Anthology
Title Count: 1-5 (poetry, flash prose); 1 (short prose)
Word Count: 750 MAX (flash prose); 2,500 MAX (short prose)
Genre: Poetry, Short Stories, Essays


Southern Poetry Review Guy Owen Prize
Deadline: 5/31/2023
Submission Link: Southern Poetry Review Guy Owen Prize
Entry Fee: $20
First Prize: $1,000
Title Count: 3-5
Page Count: 10 MAX (total)
Winning Entry published? Yes
Genre: Poetry


Elixir Press Fiction Award
Deadline: 5/31/2023
Submission Link: Elixir Press Fiction Award
Entry Fee: $40
First Prize: $2,000
Page Count: 120-500
Winning Entry Published? Yes
Genre: Short Story Collections, Novels


Salamander Fiction Prize
Deadline: 6/1/2023
Submission Link: Salamander Fiction Prize
Entry Fee: $15
First Prize: $1,000
Page Count: 30 MAX
Winning Entry Published? Yes
Genre: Short Stories


Black Fox Literary Magazine’s Summer Contest: Secrets Unraveled
Deadline: 6/18/2023
Submission Link: Black Fox Literary Magazine’s Summer Contest: Secrets Unraveled
Entry Fee: $12
First Prize: $300
Title Count: 1-3 (poetry)
Word Count: 5,000 MAX (prose)
Winning Entry Published? Yes
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction

Ploughshares Emerging Writer’s Contest
Deadline: 5/15/2023
Submission Link: Ploughshares Emerging Writer’s Contest
Entry Fee: $24
First Prize: $2,000 (per genre)
Page Count: 3-5 (poetry)
Word Count: 6,000 MAX (prose)
Winning Entry Published? Yes
Genre: Poetry, Short Stories, Essays


Regal House Publishing Fugere Book Prize
Deadline: 5/15/2023
Submission Link: Regal House Publishing Fugere Book Prize
Entry Fee: $25
First Prize: $1,000
Word Count: 17,000-40,000
Winning Entry Published? Yes
Genre: Novellas


New Letters Literary Awards
Deadline: 5/22/2023
Submission Link: New Letters Literary Awards
Entry Fee: $24
First Prize: $2,500 (per genre)
Title Count: 1-6 (poetry)
Word Count: 8,000 MAX (prose)
Winning Entry Published? Yes
Genre: Poetry, Short Stories, Essays

And now, inspired by these exciting opportunities, let’s all write on!

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