Upcoming Contests Looking for Your Single Knockout Piece [1]
Until the end of September, nine literary journals are running competitions open for entries of individual poems, stories, and essays. Each will offer its winners publication and monetary prizes of five hundred dollars or more.
Here's a roundup of upcoming opportunities to submit your standout work. The type of work accepted is indicated beneath the prize name.
August 31
Glimmer Train Press
Very Short Fiction Award [2]
Story
Prize is twelve hundred dollars and publication in Glimmer Train Stories [3]
Margie
Editor’s Prize
[4]Poem
Prize is one thousand dollars and publication in Margie: The American Journal of Poetry [5]
September 1
American Literary Review
Literary Awards [6]
Poem, story, essay
Prizes are one thousand dollars each and publication in the American Literary Review [7]
September 8
13th Moon
Poetry and Fiction Contests
[8]Poem and story
Prizes are one thousand dollars each and publication in 13th Moon: A Feminist Literary Magazine [9]
Bear Deluxe Magazine
Doug Fir Fiction Award [10]
Story
Prize is one thousand dollars and publication in Bear Deluxe Magazine [11]
September 10
Hunger Mountain
Creative Nonfiction Prize [12]
Essay
Prize is one thousand dollars and publication on the Hunger Mountain Web site [13]
September 15
Greensboro Review
Robert Watson Literary Prizes
[14]Poem and story
Prizes are five hundred dollars each and publication in Greensboro Review [15]
Literal Latté
Ames Essay Award [16]
Essay
Prize is one thousand dollars and publication in Literal Latté [17]
September 30
Glimmer Train Press
Fiction Open
[18]Story
Prize is two thousand dollars and publication in Glimmer Train Stories [3]
Red Hen Press
Ruskin Art Club Poetry Award
[19]Poem
Prize is one thousand dollars and publication in Los Angeles Review [20]