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P=Poetry, N=Nonfiction, F=Fiction
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PFN – Thin Air Magazine’s Fourth Annual Bird in Your Hands Prize
We are excited to announce the fourth annual Bird in Your Hands Prize: a contest that centers and celebrates BIPOC voices. This is a no-fee contest accepting poetry, fiction, and nonfiction in any form under 500 words. The winner of the contest will be awarded $500, published in Issue 30 of Thin Air Magazine, and interviewed for Thin Air Online. The winner and runners-up will also be invited to read their work at the Northern Arizona Book Festival held in April 2024. First and second runners-up will be awarded an honorarium. The deadline for submission is 11:59pm (MST) on Sunday, November 5, 2023.
First and second runners-up will also be awarded an honorarium.
This contest is open to new, upcoming, and established BIPOC writers alike. Simultaneous submissions are allowed, and we carry no expectations for the content or tone of submissions. All submitted works must be previously unpublished.
Formatting Specifications:
Please use Times New Roman, 12pt., double-spaced, 1 inch margins for all submissions except poetry, which should remain single-spaced.
Please include page numbers and a word count at the top of your manuscript.
Please do not put your name in your manuscript.
If unique formatting is critical to the submission, you may upload it as is (but please note that we may have to collaborate to translate your formatting onto the physical restraints of our pages).