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SUMMARY:F - The Jesmyn Ward Fiction Prize
DESCRIPTION:The Jesmyn Ward Prize will be awarded annually to one short story submitted for consideration to the Michigan Quarterly Review. The Michigan Quarterly Review has established this prize in honor of Helen Zell Writers’ Program Alumna Jesmyn Ward and her significant contributions to the literary arts. \nPlease submit one unpublished short story of 1\,500-7\,000 words. Simultaneous submissions are welcome but please withdraw your submission as soon as it is accepted elsewhere. \nFirst readers for the prize will be the Helen Zell Writers’ Program students who currently review submissions on behalf of the journal. Submissions will go through two rounds of consideration by graduate students before 10 finalists are passed on to the judge. \nCurrent faculty and students and recent graduates (in the past 3 years) of the Helen Zell Writers’ Program will be barred from submitting. Close friends\, relatives\, and current and former students (in the past 3 years) of the Judge will be barred from submitting. MQR’s staff and editorial board\, as well as their immediate family members\, are also excluded from the contest. \nThe inaugural Judge will be Jesmyn Ward. The winning story will be published in the Summer issue of the following year. \nThe prize will be in the amount of $2\,000 and publication. All submissions will be considered for publication.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-jesmyn-ward-fiction-prize/
LOCATION:Michigan Quarterly Review
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:P - 2021 Goldstein Poetry Prize
DESCRIPTION:Please submit up to 5 previously unpublished poems with a total page count of no more than 10 pages. Poets at all stages of their careers are encouraged to submit. Multiple submissions are permitted with multiple fees.  Simultaneous submissions are acceptable but please leave us a note to withdraw individual poems if they are accepted elsewhere. All submissions will be considered for publication. This year’s final judge will be Sumita Chakraborty. The prize is now $1\,000 and publication in an upcoming issue of the journal. \nGoldstein Prize Guidelines \n1.    We accept submissions via Submittable and use its tools to ensure that all identifying information is hidden from our contest readers throughout the selection process. \n2.    We ask entrants not to include their names or contact information within the document they upload to Submittable\, its title\, or its file name. \n3.   Up to 20 submissions will be passed on\, without identifying information within them\, to the judge. \n4.   Close friends\, relatives\, students\, and former students of the judge\, are excluded from the contest. Likewise\, the current Editorial Board and staff of MQR\, as well as their immediate family members\, are excluded from the contest. Graduates of the Helen Zell Writers Program in the last 3 years and current faculty and staff of that program are also excluded.  If any of the selected authors fall under these categories they will be disqualified\, and a replacement will be chosen from among the finalists. \nWe feel acquaintance and/or participation in a workshop (outside of semester-long academic settings) taught by the judge should not be a disqualifying factor\, so long as none of the poems in a manuscript is recognizable to the judge. \nFor the purposes of this contest\, we’ll call a “close friend” anyone with whom we have regular direct correspondence. And please remember that if a poem is recognizable to the judge\, it will be disqualified.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-michigan-quarterly-reviews-2021-goldstein-poetry-prize/
LOCATION:Michigan Quarterly Review
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:P - The Stacy Doris Memorial Poetry Award
DESCRIPTION:We are now accepting submissions for the Stacy Doris Memorial Poetry Award. The winning poet will receive $500 and publication in the Spring 2022 issue of Fourteen Hills. There is no submission fee. Poems not chosen for the award will be considered for publication in Fourteen Hills. \nStacy Doris was a poet\, translator\, and an Associate Professor in San Francisco State University’s Department of Creative Writing\, where she taught for ten years. Her poetry is widely recognized; Fledge: A Phenomenology of Spirit\, published shortly after her death\, is available from Nightboat Books. Poet Maxine Chernoff has referred to it as “a miracle of attentiveness.” She was also highly regarded for her writing in French and her contribution to interactions among contemporary French and American poetry and poets. \nDoris created new worlds with her unexpected poetics. Following upon her spirit of creative invention\, engaging wit and ingenious playfulness\, discovery in construction\, and radical appropriations based on classical forms\, pastiche\, etc.\, and love\, the Stacy Doris Memorial Poetry Award is given to a poet with a truly inventive spirit. \nAdditional Requirements: \n\nSubmission deadline: January 1\, 2022\nSubmissions only accepted via Submittable\nMaximum 1 poem per author\nPoem must be a minimum of 3 pages; maximum 10 pages\nStudents currently enrolled at San Francisco State University are ineligible\nWork must be previously unpublished\nPoems submitted for the award will also be considered for publication in Fourteen Hills\nSubmission file must be in .doc or .docx format (Microsoft Word or Open Office)
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-the-stacy-doris-memorial-poetry-award/
LOCATION:Fourteen Hills
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - Boulevard Short Fiction Contest for Emerging Writers
DESCRIPTION:Entry fee includes a one-year subscription to Boulevard\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSHORT FICTION CONTEST FOR EMERGING WRITERS\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n$1\,500 and publication in Boulevard awarded to the winning story by a writer who has not yet published a book of fiction\, poetry\, or creative non-fiction with a nationally distributed press. \nRULES\n\n\nAll entries must be postmarked by December 31\, 2021 or submitted online by midnight CT. \n\n\nEntry fee is $16 for each individual story\, with no limit per author\, and includes a one-year subscription. Make checks payable to Boulevard. \n\n\nAuthor’s name\, address\, and telephone number\, in addition to the story’s title and “Boulevard Emerging Writers Contest\,” should appear on page one. \n\n\nManuscripts should be typed and double spaced. \n\n\nCover sheets are not necessary. \n\n\nNo manuscripts will be returned. \n\n\nSimultaneous submissions are allowed\, but previously accepted or published work is ineligible. \n\n\nWe accept works up to 8\,000 words. \n\n\nAll entries will be considered for publication and for payment at our regular rates. \n\n\nEntries will be judged by the editors of Boulevard. \n\n\nNo one editorially or financially affiliated with Boulevard can enter the contest. \n\n\nThe winning story will be first announced on the website\, traditionally during June\, though occasionally earlier\, and then published in the following issue of Boulevard. \n\n\nSend typed manuscript(s) to Boulevard Short Fiction Contest\, 3829 Hartford Street\, St. Louis\, MO 63116 or submit online. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-boulevard-short-fiction-contest-for-emerging-writers/
LOCATION:Boulevard Magazine
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:FN - 2022 Leacock Medal for Humour
DESCRIPTION:2022 Leacock Medal Award\n\nGenre: Book-length Humour \nWinner:  $25\,000 \nRunners-up (two):  $4\,000 each \nImportant Dates\nEntry deadline for the 2022 Leacock Medal for Humour: The package of books may be postmarked no later than December 31\, 2021.  (It is not sufficient to simply fill in the on-line submission form by the deadline.) \nLong list (10 books) announcement: On or around Wednesday\, June 1\, 2022. \nShortlist (three books) announcement: On or around Monday\, August 15\, 2022. \nLeacock Medal winner announcement: Scheduled for Saturday September 17\, 2022\, at the Gala Dinner. \nHow to Enter\nAuthors and publishers must submit their books according to the rules and instructions given below.  Ensure that your entry follows all the rules\, fill in the submission form\, and mail a copy with the books\, together with the entry fee. \nENTRY DEADLINE: Entries must be postmarked no later than DECEMBER 31\, 2021\nENTRY FEE: $200\nSubmissions for the 2022 medal will be accepted from August 1\, 2021 to December 31\, 2021. \nRules for Entry\n\nThe major emphasis of each entry MUST be on humour\, but literary merit and insightful comment are also important. Books of cartoons and graphic novels are eligible only if they contain a substantial amount of textual material.\nAll entries must carry an ISBN.\nAll entries must have been published in the current year (2021).\nThe author or authors must be Canadian citizens or landed immigrants and living at the time of publication.\nThe language of the entry must be English. In the case of a translation from another language\, the translation must have been published in the current year (2021).\nThe following are not eligible:\n– Books of which significant or substantial parts have been previously published in book form.\n– Collections of writings compiled by someone other than the original author.\n– Books with more than two authors.\n– Electronic books.\nThe deadline for submissions is December 31 of the current year (2021)\, but earlier submissions are appreciated by the judges.\nSubmitted books are distributed among the judges and/or added to collections of works of Canadian humour held for purposes of literary research in the Orillia Public Library and in libraries of the following universities: McGill\, Toronto\, McMaster and Alberta. They are\, therefore\, not returnable.\n\nNOTE:  All three finalists must be available to attend the Gala Award Dinner in September. Further details to be announced. \nPlease see submission instructions below. \nTIMETABLE:  \nA long list of 10 books will be released June 1\, 2022.\nA short list of three books will be released August 15\, 2022.\nThe winner and runners-up will be announced at our Gala Dinner on September 17\, 2022. \nSubmission Instructions\nStarting with the award for 2021\, we introduced a new way of accepting book submissions.  Instead of providing a fillable PDF submission form\, we now ask authors and publishers to enter the submission details on-line. \nThe steps in this process are as follows: \n\nEnter the details about your book\, author and publisher on the online Submission Form.\nAfter you click on the Submit button\, you will be asked to save and print your personalized submission form with its identifying Submission ID.  You should also upload the author’s bio and photo\, and book cover photo if possible.\nPrint your form and include a copy of it in the package that you mail to the Awards Chair\, with eight (8) copies of the book and your submission fee.  This package must arrive or be postmarked no later than the submission deadline date.\nYou will receive an automated acknowledgement email with clickable links that allow you to print additional copies of the form after you leave the website\, or to upload the author’s bio and photo\, and book cover photo.\nYour book will be added to the list of entries on our website when we have received all of the following:\n\nyour cheque\,\nthe paper copy of the submission form\,\n8 copies of the book\,\nthe electronic files for the author bio\, author photo and book cover photo.\n\n\n\nWhen entering the data:\nPlease fill in as much information as you can\, beyond those items marked as essential.  This means full addresses.  Self-publishers do not need to fill in all the publisher details. \nYour package must include:\n\nPrintout of the submission form.\nThe entry fee of $200 payable by cheque or money order to Stephen Leacock Associates.\nEight (8) copies of the book. ** We cannot return entered books. **\n\nThe author’s bio and photo\, and a photo of the book cover must also be uploaded using our Author Bio and Photo Upload Facility \nA comprehensive author’s bio must be provided as a PDF file with the file extension “.pdf“. \nThe two photos must be in high resolution (at least 1MB/300 dpi\, but no wider than 2500 pixels) and must be uploaded in jpg (jpeg) format.  The first is a  portrait style coloured head shot of the author on a plain background and the second is a portrait style colour shot of the book cover. These are for print and online use by Stephen Leacock Associates and the Stephen Leacock Museum for display and promotional advertising. \nPlease mail the completed package to: \nBette Walker\n149 Peter St N\nOrillia\, ON L3V 4Z4 \nFor further information\, please contact Bette Walker at awardschair@leacock.ca.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/fn-2022-leacock-medal-for-humour/
LOCATION:Leacock
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - The Masters Review Chapbook Open for Emerging Writers
DESCRIPTION:This year\, The Masters Review is holding an open call for chapbooks. They want to publish your collections of flash\, your mini novellas\, your 40-page short stories\, your braided essays\, your eclectic brainchildren\, your experiments. However you want to tell your story\, they want to read it.\n\nGuidelines:\n\nWinner receives $3000\, manuscript publication\, and 50 contributor copies\nSecond and third place finalists will be acknowledged on our website\nManuscripts should be between 25-40 pages (not including front/back matter) with each story beginning on a new page\nManuscripts should be double-spaced and paginated\nManuscripts should include a Table of Contents (if necessary) and an acknowledgements page listing any previously published material within the manuscript\nManuscripts may contain some previously published work\, but the published work cannot have appeared in any other chapbook or full-length collections\nSelf-published chapbooks are previously published and therefore ineligible\nNo poetry chapbooks\, please (we will consider chapbooks which contain some prose poetry)\nElectronic submissions only\nSingle author manuscripts only\nInternational English submissions allowed (No translations)\nSimultaneous and multiple submissions allowed (Please withdraw submissions if they are accepted elsewhere.)\nEmerging writers only (We are interested in offering a larger platform to new writers. Self-published writers and writers with story collections and novels with a small circulation (fewer than 5000 copies) are welcome to submit.)\nIndividual stories or essays within the manuscript may be considered for publication in our New Voices series\nWe are not requiring blind submissions for this contest\n\nEditorial letters for up to 3 individual pieces within the manuscript may be requested\n\nA significant portion of the editorial letter and manuscript consultation fees go to our feedback editor\, according to the rates established by the EFA\nPlease e-mail contact at mastersreview.com with questions
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-masters-review-chapbook-open-for-emerging-writers/
LOCATION:The Masters Review
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:P - Crosswinds Poetry Contest
DESCRIPTION:As always\, each book sale results in a $1 donation to the RI Community Foodbank\, along with a .50 donation from every submission we receive.\n\nContest Guidelines:\nCrosswinds seeks English language poetry in all styles. Using Submittable\, submit poems as word documents.\n                                             (no PDF’s please!)\nPlease use use 12 point Times New Roman when submitting. Poems exceeding 60 single-spaced lines\,  are NOT allowed and will not be considered. The 60 Line maximum includes stanza breaks\, and spaces between poem titles and the opening line of your poem.\nPoems that exceed our maximum of 66 characters per-line (includes spaces and punctuation) will NOT be considered will NOT be considered. Any identifying information on the poem itself will disqualify the poem from consideration. \nPlease include a biography of 100 words or fewer\, written in third person.\nReading fees are $20 for each submission of up to three poems.\nTwo submissions of up to three poems are allowed but require two separate reading fees. Please do not send more than three poems in each of the two allowed submissions\, as we will only read the first three. We will not refund reading fees for additional submissions beyond the allowable two separate submissions.\nGenerally reports in 3-4 months\, but it can be somewhat longer depending on the volume of submissions received and when you submit\, as we read every poem carefully.\nPreviously published works and works forthcoming elsewhere cannot be considered. Simultaneous submissions are allowed\, but the entry fee is non-refundable should the submitted work be accepted elsewhere.  Please notify us of your work’s acceptance promptly.\nPoets wishing to withdraw one or more poems under consideration by Crosswinds must do so within 30 days following the submission deadline. Please let us know through submittable which poems we may still consider. Thanks.\n\nWe strongly discourage postal submissions\, but will consider them in unusual circumstances. Please contact us as to your situation.\n\n\nPlease Include:\nName as you want it to appear in the journal.\nPostal mailing address. If using a pen name under your poem\, please make sure your actual name appears on your mailing address.\nTitles for each poem\nBiography of 100 words or less\, written in third person.\nAwards:\nThe winning poet will receive $1\,000.00 with $500.00 and $250.00 awarded for second and third place respectively. Seven finalists will each receive a $50 honorarium.  Winners and honorarium recipients will receive their awards from Crosswinds in the form of a check sent to their postal mailing address no later than April 15th following the poetry contest deadline. Contest winners and finalists agree to allow Crosswinds to publish and their names on this website\, and other platforms.\n\nPayment is two contributor copies for the winners and finalists and one contributor copy for the remaining authors.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-crosswinds-poetry-contest/
LOCATION:Crosswinds Poetry Journal
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:P - Arc's Poem of the Year Contest
DESCRIPTION:Entry fee includes a one-year subscription to Arc. \nIn 2022\, Arc will be awarding one $5\,000 grand prize to the Poem of the Year and a $500 prize for an Honourable Mention. We accept still hard copy\, mailed submissions!\n\nDEADLINE: February 1\, 2022\nEARLY BIRD DEADLINE: December 31\, 2021 \nShortlist: A shortlist of 10 to 12 poems\, selected by Arc’s editorial board\, will be eligible for the Readers’ Choice Award. The winner receives $250. Visit us in Spring 2022 to read our shortlist selections and cast your vote! Shortlisted poets will be contacted prior to the shortlist going live. \nPublication: Shortlisted entries for the Poem of the Year will be published online and in a print issue of Arc\, and will receive page-rate payment for online and print publication. Arc secures First Canadian Serial Rights\, meaning the poems should not appear in any print or digital publication before the release of the issue in which the work appears. All rights will revert to the author upon publication. \nRules: \n\nAc welcomes Poem of the Year entries from Canada\, the United States\, and around the world. Entrants outside Canada must submit entry fees in Canadian funds. Please use the online payment option or mail a cheque or money order in Canadian funds.\nEntrants may submit up to two unpublished poems with each $35 fee (extra poems: $5 per poem)\, except for Early Bird submissions\, which may be up to three poems.\nThe length of each poem must not exceed 100 lines.\nEntrant’s name\, address\, e-mail and phone number must not appear on the poems\, but instead on a separate sheet or in the body of the submission email\, which should also list the titles of all poems entered.\nEntrants’ information is concealed during deliberations.\nNo entrants (including winners\, honourable mentions\, or authors of shortlisted poems) may substitute\, before\, during\, or after judging\, a revision of any poem already submitted to the contest.\nNo poems will be returned.\n\n\nEarly Bird Deadline: Entries submitted or postmarked no later than 11:59 pm\, December 31\, 2021 may consist of 3 poems for a single entry fee. For entries submitted or postmarked after this date\, only the first two poems will be considered.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-arcs-poem-of-the-year-contest/
LOCATION:Arc Poetry Magazine
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - Do Wha(TS) Write! Creative Writing Contest
DESCRIPTION:The goal of Do Wha(TS) Write is to fundraise for Tourette Canada\, a national charity that provides support for individuals with TS. For more information on Tourette Syndrome\, visit our About TS page. Please note that Do Wha(TS) Write is in no way affiliated with Tourette Canada. \nContest entries should be flash fiction or short stories\, with an absolute word limit of 1000 words.  There is no required prompt or topic.  Write whatever you’d like! We want to see you get creative.  There is no preferred genre or format of story. Longer stories will not be granted an advantage.  Poetry is not permitted.  This contest is international – you do not have to reside in Canada to participate.  You may submit as many entries as you would like. However\, the entry fee will be applied  individually to each entry. So if\, for example\, you submit four entries\, you must pay four times the entry fee ($2 CAD).
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-do-whats-write-creative-writing-contest/
LOCATION:Do Wha(TS) Write!
CATEGORIES:Contest
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211230T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211230T170000
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SUMMARY:N - 2021 Craft Creative Nonfiction Award
DESCRIPTION:GUIDELINES:\n\n\nOpen November 1 to December 30\nCRAFT submissions are open to all writers\nInternational submissions are allowed\nCreative nonfiction only! (please no academic work\, fiction\, or poetry)\nPlease submit work in English only\n6\,000 word count maximum\nWe review literary nonfiction\, but are open to a variety of genres and styles including memoir\, lyric essays\, personal essays\, narrative nonfiction\, and experimental prose—our only requirement is that you show excellence in your craft\nPreviously unpublished work only—we do not review reprints or partial reprints\, including self-published work\, for contests\nWe allow simultaneous submissions—writers please notify us and withdraw your entry if your work is accepted elsewhere\n$20 reading fee per entry allows ONE creative nonfiction piece from 1\,001 to 6\,000 words OR up to TWO flash creative nonfiction pieces of 1\,000 words or fewer each—if submitting two flash pieces (2\,000 words maximum combined/1\,000 words maximum each)\, please put them both in a SINGLE document\nWe allow multiple submissions—each entry should be accompanied by a reading fee\nAll entries will also be considered for publication in CRAFT\nAll submissions must be made via Submittable\nPlease\, please\, double-space your submission and use Times New Roman 12 pt. font\nPlease include a brief cover letter with your publication history (if applicable)\nWe do not require anonymous submissions\nWe do not discriminate on the basis of age\, ancestry\, disability\, family status\, gender identity or expression\, national origin\, race\, religion\, sex or sexual orientation\, or for any other reason\nAdditionally\, we do not tolerate discrimination in the writing we consider for publication: work we find discriminatory on any of the bases stated here will be declined without complete review (you will be refunded\, less fees)\n\nFriends\, family\, and associates of the judge are not eligible for consideration for the award. \n\n\n\nAWARDS:\nThe writers of the three winning essays will receive: \n\n$1\,000 each\nPublication in CRAFT\, each with an introduction by Ira Sukrungruang\nPublication of an Author’s Note (craft essay) to accompany the piece\nA complete set of fourteen titles of Graywolf’s The Art Of series\n\nThe two writers chosen in the editors’ choice round will receive: \n\n$300 each\nPublication in CRAFT\nPublication of an Author’s Note (craft essay) to accompany the piece\nA complete set of fourteen titles of Graywolf’s The Art Of series
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/n-2021-craft-creative-nonfiction-award/
LOCATION:CRAFT
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F -The 2022 Jacob Zilber Prize for Short Fiction
DESCRIPTION:The 2022 Jacob Zilber Prize for Short Fiction is officially open\, and we’re thrilled to announce Heather O’Neill as this year’s judge!\nHeather O’Neill is a novelist\, essayist\, and short story writer. She is the writer of favourites like Lullabies for Little Criminals and The Lonely Hearts Hotel. We are looking forward to her upcoming book in February 2022\, When We Lost Our Heads.\nWe hope that her wild and wonderful fiction inspires vivid and innovative submissions to this contest.\nPrizes: $1\,500 grand prize\, $600 runner-up\, $400 2nd runner-up \nMax word count: 4\,000 words (including title). One piece per entry. Additional entries are available for $5.  \nPRISM international is a quarterly magazine out of Vancouver\, British Columbia\, whose office is located on the traditional\, ancestral\, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm people. Our mandate is to publish the best in contemporary writing and translation from Canada and around the world. Writing from PRISM has been featured in Best American Stories\, Best American Essays and The Journey Prize Stories\, amongst other noted publications. \n 
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-2022-jacob-zilber-prize-for-short-fiction/
LOCATION:PRISM international
CATEGORIES:Contest
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20211215T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20211215T170000
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SUMMARY:PFN - NOR Annual Editor Prizes For Fiction\, Nonfiction and Poetry
DESCRIPTION:Entry fee comes with 1-year subscription. \nWe accept literary submissions in any genre.  We do not reprint previously published work\, book reviews\, or unsolicited translations. Our submission periods are September 15th to December 15th\, and January 15th to April 15th. \nWe recommend considering the page count of your work before submitting. Since NOR is a relatively thin volume\, a prose piece of more than 20 pages will have to work hard to find a place. \nSimultaneous submissions are fine\, but please let us know in your cover letter and inform us immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere. \nPlease submit only once per reading period in each genre unless we request more work. \nWe truly appreciate your interest in our magazine and we hope you will subscribe! \nFORMAT: \nPoems should be individually typed\, either single- or double-spaced\, on one side of the page. (Please do not send more than six poems in a single submission.) Prose should be typed\, double-spaced on one side. Cross-genre work or any work that is unusually formatted is welcome\, but please be aware that our page width and font size are restricted. If you are submitting through our online system\, we prefer Microsoft Word documents (.doc or .docx). \nRESPONSE TIME: \nApproximately 2 – 4 months \nWITHDRAWAL:  \nProse: please click “remove” on the submission manager to delete the entire document. \nPoetry: please click “activity” on the submission to add a note indicating which poem you would like withdrawn from consideration. \nThe Editors’ Prize For Nonfiction \nYou may submit one essay per submission. Prose should be typed\, double-spaced\, and be no longer than 20 pages. \nWinner receives a $1000 Prize and publication in New Ohio Review 31. \nSubmissions for this contest are “Concealed\,” meaning that NOR staffers and the judge will not know the identity of the submitter. Please exclude your contact information from your actual submission–including name\, email address\, and mailing address. \nPieces that are not selected will still be considered for publication in print and online. \nThe Editors’ Prize For Fiction \nYou may submit one story per submission. Prose should be typed\, double-spaced\, and be no longer than 20 pages. \nWinner receives a $1000 Prize and publication in New Ohio Review 31. \nSubmissions for this contest are “Concealed\,” meaning that NOR staffers and the judge will not know the identity of the submitter. Please exclude your contact information from your actual submission–including name\, email address\, and mailing address. \nPieces that are not selected will still be considered for publication in print and online. \nThe NORward Prize  For Poetry \nWe love the work of our poetry contributors and think they can help us find the next great NOR poem. For this reason\, we are happy to announce the 3rd annual “NORward Prize.”  \nThis prize will be judged by a group of our past poetry contributors. \nThe winner will receive a $1\,000 Prize and publication in New Ohio Review 31. \nAdditionally\, any poem that receives a first-place vote from one of our judges is guaranteed to be published on newohioreview.org. These will be “Honorable Mentions in the NORward Prize.” \nPieces that are not selected by our judges will still be considered for publication in our print issues (and our online editions). \nThe contest will be judged “concealed\,” meaning NOR staffers and contest judges will not know the identities of the entrants. Please exclude your contact information from your actual submission–including name\, email address\, and mailing address. \nYou may submit up to 6 single-spaced pages of poetry per submission entry. \nGood luck.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-nor-annual-editor-prizes-for-fiction-nonfiction-and-poetry/
LOCATION:New Ohio Review
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:P - The C.P. Cavafy Poetry Prize
DESCRIPTION:The C.P. Cavafy Poetry Prize is one of two annual contests sponsored by Poetry International honoring a single poem. Editors of Poetry International will judge each submission and select prize winner. The winning poem is awarded a cash prize of $1000 and publication. Entry fee is $15. You may submit a maximum of three poems with a $15 entry fee. Each additional poem will require $3 extra. \nWe regret that we can no longer accept hard-copy submissions nor do we accept submissions through email. Please submit via Submittable.​ \nAll entries are considered for publication. Please refer to our contest guidelines for more information. \nUPDATE: The Fall 2021 deadline has been extended to December 15. \nPlease feel free to contact us at poetryintl@gmail.com with questions or any concerns.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-the-c-p-cavafy-poetry-prize/
LOCATION:Poetry International
CATEGORIES:Contest
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CREATED:20211206T022645Z
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UID:487-1639526400-1639612799@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PFN - The Nowhere Fall Travel Writing Prize 2021
DESCRIPTION:+ Entries may be fiction\, nonfiction\, poetry or essay\, but please indicate which genre at the top of your manuscript.\n+ Stories should run between eight hundred and five thousand words. Poetry may be any length\, and several poems\, themed together\, may be submitted as one entry.\n+ Entries must be submitted in English\, though authors may be located anywhere in the universe.\n+ Previously published work is eligible. Please indicate this\, with proper attribution details\, in your cover letter.\n+ Entries must not previously have been chosen the winner of any contest.\n+ Simultaneous submissions are accepted\, but please indicate this in your cover letter. If your submission is awarded another prize during this contest period\, please withdraw your entry.\n+ Multiple entries from a single author\, submitted individually\, are welcome.\n+ Please leave off any identifying information from your attachment—no names\, contact information\, etc. We intend to read every submission totally blind.\n+ Please do not insert graphics\, images or video into your attachment. Please use a widely available 12-point font (e.g.\, Arial\, Times New Roman\, Helvetica\, etc.)\, with spacing set to double and with 1-inch margins.The winner will receive US$1\,000\, with publication in Nowhere granted under First North American Serial Rights (FNASR). Up to ten finalists also will be published.\n\nEntry Fee: None\n\nBrush off your manuscripts or write something new and send it to the only literary travel magazine going! The contest deadline is 11:59 p.m. EST on December 15\, 2021.\n\nPlease allow at least six months for judging to be completed once the competition period closes. All entrants will be notified of our decision via Submittable. We look forward to reading your work! \n[NB: If you elect to purchase a critique as an add-on at the time of your submission\, please be sure to thoroughly read our guidelines before doing so: https://nowheremag.com/nowhere-writers-room-critiques/. We cannot accept poetry for paid review at this time\, and Submittable is unable to issue a partial refund for just a critique if you purchase one in error.]
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-the-nowhere-fall-travel-writing-prize-2021/
LOCATION:Nowhere Publishing
CATEGORIES:Contest
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UID:297-1638748800-1638835199@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:P - Mslexia: Women's Poetry Competition 2021
DESCRIPTION:Our competition is open to unpublished poems of any length. Your £10 entry fee allows you to submit up to three poems. \nPrizes\n1st: £2\,000; 2nd: £500; 3rd: £250 \n Judge:\nPascale Petit\nUnpublished Poetry Prize for the best poem by a previously unpublished poet: £250. \nThe four winners\, plus sixteen additional finalists will have their poems published in the March issue of Mslexia. \nResults\nThe deadline for all entries is 23.59GMT\, 6 December 2021. \nThe winner and finalists will be announced on 1 March 2022. \nHow to Enter\nAdd the entry fee to your basket and proceed through the checkout. Once the order is completed you’ll be taken to an on-screen confirmation page. Click the ‘Enter Now’ button (you may need to scroll down on the page to see this) and you’ll be taken to the entry form. To submit at a later date\, please create a Mslexia account (or login to your Mslexia account) before or during the checkout process. \nVisit our Entry Instructions for a more comprehensive guide on how to enter\, and be sure to read our Rules before submitting.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-mslexia-womens-poetry-competition-2021/
LOCATION:Mslexia Magazine
CATEGORIES:Contest
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UID:307-1638432000-1638464400@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:P - Poetry International: C.P. Cavafy Prize 2021
DESCRIPTION:EXTENDED TO DEC 15th.  Every year\, Poetry International gives a prize of $1\,000 and publication in Poetry International for a single poem. Editors of Poetry International will judge each submission. Submit up to 3 poems with a $15 entry fee. Each additional poem will require $3 extra. \nIn the “Title” box\, only provide the name of all poems (ex: “House” “Tree” “Car”) — this makes it easier for our Editorial Assistants to track your entries/poems. Feel free to use key words if your titles are long. \n\nOnly previously unpublished work is eligible for consideration.\nProvide your contact information (including email and phone) & titles of all poems submitted in the cover letter.\nNo identifying information should appear anywhere on the submission. Keep the submission simple and easy to read\, avoid unusual fonts. Please no illustrations.\nALL poems/entries are to be uploaded to Submittable within a single document (i.e. only ONE PDF\, .doc\, or .docx file is needed to submit “X” number of poems/entries\, per submission) – We prefer doc and docx files\n\nSimultaneous submission allowed: You may submit your poems simultaneously.  Please note whether or not any poems/entries are simultaneous submissions. \nPoems translated from other languages are eligible ONLY IF you wrote both the original poem and the translation.\nThe winner is announced on our website.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-poetry-international-c-p-cavafy-prize-2021/
LOCATION:Poetry International
CATEGORIES:Contest
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UID:432-1638345600-1638378000@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:P - Five Points: James Dickey Prize
DESCRIPTION:Entry fee includes a one-year subscription. Each year we select a poet to receive The James Dickey Prize for Poetry. The award is named in honor of James Dickey\, who we are proud to say served on our Advisory Board. Dickey inspired and nurtured many poets\, and we offer the award in his spirit. The contest winner receives $1\,000\, and the winning poems are published in an issue of Five Points. \nEvery year\, submissions are accepted electronically September 1 through December 1. We do not accept manuscripts for consideration sent via the post office or special carrier. \nTO ENTER: \n\nSend three previously unpublished poems no more than fifty lines each.\nSimultaneously submitted manuscripts are accepted.\nEntry fee includes a one-year subscription.\nThe winner will receive $1000 and will be featured in an upcoming issue of Five Points.\nThe winner will be announced on the Five Points website in the spring of 2021.\n\n                            This contest is read blind. We only accept electronic submissions for this contest.                             
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-five-points-james-dickey-prize/
LOCATION:Five Points
CATEGORIES:Contest
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UID:359-1638345600-1638378000@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:P - Jeff Marks Memorial Poetry Prize
DESCRIPTION:1st Prize: $1\,500 and publication\nHonorable Mention: $500 and publication\nAll finalists published in Spring/Summer 2022 Awards issue. Finalists will be paid at regular contributor rates. \nGuidelines: \nSubmissions are open between October 1\, 2021\, and December 1\, 2021.  You may enter as many times as you like\, but each entry should include no more than three poems. Name and address on cover letter only. No identifying information on poems. $20 fee per entry includes copy of Awards issue. Each submission is carefully considered for publication. Please submit previously unpublished work only. Any size print run or online publication (including blogs and/or social networking) disqualify an entry.  \nAUTHOR NAME OR OTHER IDENTIFYING INFORMATION SHOULD NOT APPEAR IN YOUR TITLE OR ANYWHERE ON YOUR UPLOADED OR HARD COPY DOCUMENT. ENTRIES THAT IDENTIFY THE SUBMITTER/AUTHOR IN ANY WAY WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED WITHOUT A REFUND. \ndecember accepts submissions online through Submittable.  \ndecember does not accept simultaneous submissions. We respond as quickly as possible (contest submissions may not be responded to until after the close of the contest when all submissions have been considered.)
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/jeff-marks-memorial-poetry-prize/
LOCATION:December
CATEGORIES:Contest
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UID:303-1638345600-1638378000@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:F - The Breakwater Fiction Contest
DESCRIPTION:Submissions: October 1\, 2021 – December 1\, 2021 \n\n\nPrize: $1000 and publication in our next forthcoming issue \n\n\nFee: $10 \n\n\n​ \nWe are seeking submissions for pieces that breathe freshness to the form. We are interested in previously unpublished prose ranging from 1\,000 – 4\,000 words\, each with a $10 entry fee. All entries will be considered for publication. We accept simultaneous submissions\, but please notify Breakwater if submission is accepted elsewhere.​ \n2022 FINALIST JUDGE: Chloe Aridjis \nWinner and Finalists will be published in Issue 31. \nPlease do not submit your work if you are associated with the MFA program at the University of Massachusetts\, Boston or the Finalist Judge.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-breakwater-fiction-contest/
LOCATION:Breakwater
CATEGORIES:Contest
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UID:428-1638259200-1638291600@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:P - Green Linden Press: Wishing Jewel Prize
DESCRIPTION:The Wishing Jewel Prize honors an innovative manuscript that challenges expectations of genre\, form\, or mode while engaging the rich possibilities of lyrical expression. Named for an essay in Anne Carson’s innovative book Plainwater\, we look forward to work that questions the boundaries of what poems and books can be. \n\nContest awards $1000 and publication.\nAll finalists considered for publication.\nWe welcome simultaneous submissions\, multiple submissions\, co-authored manuscripts\, and manuscripts in translation.\nSend an unpublished manuscript (48 pages minimum) with identifying information removed.\nIf your work includes non-textual components\, these may be included in the manuscript (preferred\, if possible) or attached separately.\nInclude an acknowledgments page indicating any poems\, writings\, art\, etc. that has been previously published.\nInclude a brief biographical statement in the space below. If you are uploading more than one file\, please explain their relationship\, sequence\, etc. You may also describe your manuscript / project if you would like.\nThe reading fee is necessary because it helps fund the publication of our books. There are several options: (1) general reading fee\, (2) general reading fee and a discounted book—note: we are not offering this for international submitters—\, and (3) a discounted rate for students and those experiencing financial difficulty.\nGreen Linden Press intends to publish one or more manuscripts from this contest; however\, we reserve the right to publish no manuscripts if we feel that none fit our aesthetic.\nContest will judged by Christopher Nelson\, the editor of Green Linden Press\, in consultation (if necessary) with our advisory board of poets.\nA portion of the proceeds from this contest will support reforestation efforts.\nSubmitters to Green Linden Press agree to receive updates about future publications and submission opportunities. You can unsubscribe at any time.\nDirect comments or questions to Christopher Nelson\, editor: greenlindenpress at gmail dot com.\nDeadline: November 30. Contest results will be announced in March.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-green-linden-press-wishing-jewel-prize/
LOCATION:Green Linden Press
CATEGORIES:Contest
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UID:416-1638259200-1638291600@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:P - Autumn House Press Rising Writer Prize
DESCRIPTION:Guidelines for the Rising Writer Prize\n\n\nMust be the author’s first full-length poetry collection (previous publications of chapbooks and full-length books in other genres are fine) \n\nThe winners will receive book publication\, $1\,000 honorarium\, and a $500 travel/publicity grant to promote their book\nAll finalists will be considered for publication\nSubmissions should be approximately 50-80 pages\nThe reading fee is $25 (We will waive the submission fee for those undergoing financial hardship or living with limited means. Please check out our FAQs page for more information)\nDo not include your name anywhere on the actual manuscript; if your name appears within the body of the text\, please omit it or black it out\nYou may include a brief bio in the “cover letter” section of Submittable\nDo not include an acknowledgments page in the manuscript\nFeel free to include a table of contents\nSimultaneous submissions are permitted\, but please let us know immediately if your book was accepted elsewhere\nFriends\, family members\, and former students of judges or Autumn House editors may not submit to the contest. Students do not include interactions at short-term residencies or fellowships\nFormer employees of Autumn House\, including interns\, may not submit to the contest\n\nNote: There is no longer an age restriction on this prize. \n\nCredit: Ladan Osman\nDonika Kelly is the author of THE RENUNCIATIONS (Graywolf 2021) and BESTIARY (Graywolf). BESTIARY is the winner of the Cave Canem Poetry Prize\, a Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Poetry\, and the Kate Tufts Discovery Award. The collection was also long-listed for the National Book Award\, and was a finalist for a Publishing Triangle Award and a Lambda Literary Award.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-autumn-house-press-rising-writer-prize/
LOCATION:Autumn House Press
CATEGORIES:Contest
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UID:353-1638259200-1638291600@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:PNF - PRAIRIE FIRE: Banff Centre Bliss Carman Poetry Award\, Short Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction Contests
DESCRIPTION:Although our deadline is November 30 (postmarked)\, you may submit anytime. By entering the Banff Centre Bliss Carman Poetry Award Contest have a chance to win: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n$1\,250 in cash\nA one-week residency in the Leighton Artists’s Studios\, which includes a private studio in the woods\, a bedroom and a meal plan\nA jeweler-cast replica of poet Bliss Carman’s ring\nAn invitation to THIN AIR (produced by the Winnipeg International Writers Festival)\nDinner with the staff of Prairie Fire\nPublication in Prairie Fire magazine\nWith your contest submission you’ll receive a one-year subscription to Prairie Fire\, so if would like to start reading Prairie Fire as soon as possible\, you can send in your entry today!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEntries by email are accepted. Please email submission to prfire@prairiefire.ca and pay via PayPal or by phoning in a credit card immediately before or after submitting your entry. Info on payment below.  \nEntry Fee: $32 \n\n\n\n\nEntries by email are accepted. \n 
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pnf-prairie-fire-banff-centre-bliss-carman-poetry-award-short-fiction-and-creative-non-fiction-contests/
LOCATION:Prairie Fire: A Canadian Magazine of New Writing
CATEGORIES:Contest
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UID:337-1638259200-1638291600@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:F - ScreenCraft Cinematic Short Story 2021 Competition
DESCRIPTION:Hollywood has adapted countless movies and TV pilots from great short stories. Our judges are looking for stories with potential to be adapted for the screen. We’re looking for true and fictional short stories\, novellas less than 20\,000 words in length.  Submit your work for consideration today! \nPrize: Grand prize of $1\,000 USD\, entry to the ScreenCraft Writer Development Program\, personal introductions and phone calls with one or more top Hollywood literary managers\, complimentary badge for the 2022 ScreenCraft Virtual Summit\, and a lifetime subscription to Arc Studio Pro; second prize of $500 USD\, entry to the ScreenCraft Writer Development Program\, 50% off 2022 ScreenCraft Virtual Summit\, and a lifetime subscription to Arc Studio Pro; the top quarterfinalists will receive special mention on the announcement website\nDescription: This unique literary competition seeks short stories (not scripts) with cinematic adaptation potential. All writers at least 18 years of age are eligible\, although any writer who has earned more than $50\,000 USD from professional writing services for film or TV in the preceding year is not. Short stories or novellas longer than 20\,000 words will not be eligible.\nDetails: https://screencraft.org/shortstory/
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/screencraft-cinematic-short-story-2021-competition/
LOCATION:Screencraft
CATEGORIES:Contest
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UID:380-1638230400-1638316799@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:F - WOW! Women On Writing Fall 2021 Flash Fiction Contest
DESCRIPTION:WOW! hosts a (quarterly) writing contest every three months\, and has done so since 2006. The mission of this contest is to inspire creativity\, great writing\, and provide well-rewarded recognition to contestants. The WOW Flash Fiction Contest has awarded over $100\,000 in cash to writers since its inception. The contest is open globally; age is of no matter; and entries must be in English. We are open to all styles and genres of flash fiction\, although we do encourage you to take a close look at our guest judge for the season if you are serious about winning. Get creative\, and let’s have some fun! Remember\, we only allow for 300 entries\, so enter early to ensure your spot. We look forward to reading your work! \nWORD COUNT: Maximum: 750\, Minimum: 250 \nThe title is not to be counted in your word count. We use MS Word’s word count to determine the submitted entry’s word count. \nPROMPT: \nOPEN PROMPT! \nThat’s right\, this is your chance to shine\, and get creative. You can write about anything\, as long as it’s within the word count and fiction. If you’re feeling inspired\, write something new\, or dig out those stories you started way back when and tailor them to the word count. \nWe’re open to any style and genre. So\, get creative\, and most of all\, have fun. \nTop 10 stories are published in the WOW! Women On Writing e-zine\, and contestants are interviewed on WOW’s blog\, The Muffin. First Place: $400\, publication\, interview\, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate. Second Place: $300\, publication\, interview\, and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate. Third Place: $200\, publication\, interview and $25 Amazon Gift Certificate. Seven Runners Up receive $25 Amazon Gift Cards\, publication and interview. Ten Honorable mentions receive $20 Amazon Gift Card
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-wow-women-on-writing-fall-2021-flash-fiction-contest/
LOCATION:WOW! Women On Writing
CATEGORIES:Contest
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UID:331-1638230400-1638316799@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:P - The Gregory ODonoghue International Poetry Competition
DESCRIPTION:€7 per poem or €30 for a batch of five. \nThe competition is open to original\, unpublished and unbroadcast poems in the English language of 40 lines or fewer. The poem can be on any subject\, in any style\, by a writer of any nationality\, living anywhere in the world. Translated work is not in the scope of this competition. Once entered\, no alterations can be made to the submission. Simultaneous submissions are accepted but please notify us immediately should your work be accepted elsewhere. \nDeadline: 30th November\, 2021 (midnight). Entries are accepted from 1st September. \nCost of entry: €7 per poem or €30 for a batch of five. If you would like to submit more than five poems\, please make more than one entry. \nAs the poem is judged anonymously\, the entrant’s name must not appear on poem pages.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/p-the-gregory-odonoghue-international-poetry-competition/
LOCATION:Munster Literature Centre
CATEGORIES:Contest
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UID:312-1638230400-1638316799@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:F - The Masters Review Novel Excerpt Contest
DESCRIPTION:Guest Judge:  Dan Chaon \nThe Masters Review is hosting its first Novel Excerpt Contest! We’re looking for excerpts that show off a sense of style\, with a clear grasp on craft: narrative\, character\, and plot. Choose wisely! Your excerpt can come from any point in your completed or in-progress novels\, but a synopsis should not be required for understanding the excerpt. Excerpts must be from previously unpublished novels; if your novel has been self-published\, it is ineligible for this contest. As always\, we have no limitations on genre\, though we are primarily interested in literary fiction. Dan Chaon will serve as our inaugural judge and select the finalists from a shortlist provided by The Masters Review’s editorial team. The winning excerpt will be awarded $3000 and online publication and an hour-long consultation with Halley Parry\, an agent at Drift(less) Literary. Second and third place excerpts will be awarded online publication and $300 and $200 respectively\, in addition to 1 page of feedback from a literary agent. \nGuidelines: \n\nWinner receives $3000\, publication and consultation with an agent\nSecond and third place prizes ($300 / $200\, publication and agent feedback)\nExcerpts under 6000 words\nExcerpts from unpublished novels only\nSimultaneous and multiple submissions allowed\nEmerging writers only (We are interested in offering a larger platform to new writers. Self-published writers and writers with story collections and novels with a small circulation (fewer than 5000 copies) are welcome to submit.)\nInternational English submissions allowed\n$20 entry fee\nDeadline: November 30th\, 2021\nPlease\, no identifying information on your excerpt\nAll excerpts are considered for publication\nA significant portion of the editorial letter fees go to our feedback editor\, according to the rates established by the EFA
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/f-the-masters-review-novel-excerpt-contest/
LOCATION:The Masters Review
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:FN - Narrative's Fall 2021 Story Contest
DESCRIPTION:OUR FALL CONTEST is open to all fiction and nonfiction writers. We’re looking for short shorts\, short stories\, essays\, memoirs\, photo essays\, graphic stories\, all forms of literary nonfiction\, and excerpts from longer works of both fiction and nonfiction. Entries must be previously unpublished\, no longer than 15\,000 words\, and must not have been previously chosen as a winner\, finalist\, or honorable mention in another contest.\nNarrative winners and finalists have gone on to win Whiting Awards\, the Pulitzer Prize\, the Pushcart Prize\, and the Atlantic prize\, and have appeared in collections such as The Best American Short Stories\, The Best American Nonrequired Reading\, and many others.\n\n\n\nAs always\, we are looking for works with a strong narrative drive\, with characters we can respond to\, and with effects of language\, situation\, and insight that are intense and total. We look for works that have the ambition of enlarging our view of ourselves and the world.\n\nWe welcome and look forward to reading your pages. \n\nAwards: First Prize is $2\,500\, Second Prize is $1\,000\, Third Prize is $500\, and up to ten finalists will receive $100 each. All entries will be considered for publication. \n\nSubmission Fee: There is a $27 fee for each entry. With your entry\, you’ll receive three months of complimentary access to Narrative Backstage.\nAll contest entries are eligible for the $4\,000 Narrative Prize and for acceptance as a Story of the Week.\n\nTiming: The contest deadline is November 30\, 2021\, at midnight\, Pacific standard time.Judging: The contest will be judged by the editors of the magazine. Winners and finalists will be announced to the public by December 31\, 2021. All writers who enter will be notified by email of the judges’ decisions\, which will be final. The judges reserve the option to declare ties and to designate and award only as many winners and/or finalists as are appropriate to the quality of contest entries and of work represented in the magazine. \nSubmission Guidelines: Please read our Submission Guidelines for manuscript formatting and other information. \nOther Submission Categories: In addition to our contest\, please review our other Submission Categories for areas that may interest you. \n\n 
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/fn-narratives-fall-2021-story-contest/
LOCATION:Through Journal’s own submission portal
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:PF - Narrative's 30 Below Contest—2021
DESCRIPTION:With your entry\, you’ll receive three months of complimentary access to Narrative Backstage\n.NARRATIVE INVITES all writers\, poets\, visual artists\, photographers\, performers\, and filmmakers between eighteen and thirty years old to send us their best work. We’re looking for the traditional and the innovative\, the true and the imaginary. We’re looking to encourage and promote the best young authors and artists working today.\n\n\n\nAwards: First Prize is $1\,500\, Second Prize is $750\, Third Prize is $300\, and ten finalists will receive $100 each. The prizewinners and finalists will be announced in Narrative.\nAll N30B entries are eligible for the $4\,000 Narrative Prize for 2021 and for acceptance as a Story of the Week or Poem of the Week.\n\nWe accept submissions in the following media:\n Works of prose and of poetry\, including short stories\, all poetic forms\, novel excerpts\, essays\, memoirs\, and excerpts from book-length nonfiction. Prose submissions must not exceed 15\,000 words. Each poetry submission may contain up to five poems. The poems should all be contained in a single file. All submissions should be double-spaced (excluding poetry\, which should be single-spaced)\, with 12-point type\, at least one-inch margins\, and sequentially numbered pages. Please provide your name\, address\, telephone number\, and email address at the top of the first page. Submit your document as a .doc\, .docx\, .pdf\, or .rtf file. You may enter as many times as you wish\, but we encourage you to be selective and to send your best work. All entries will be considered for publication.\n\nTiming: Entries will be accepted through November 19\, 2021\, at midnight\, Pacific standard time.\nEntry fee: There is a $26 fee for each entry. And with your entry\, you’ll receive three months of complimentary access to Narrative Backstage.\nJudging: The contest will be judged by the editors of the magazine. Winners and finalists will be announced to the public by December 18\, 2021. All entrants will be notified by email of the judges’ decisions\, which will be final. The judges reserve the option to declare ties and to designate and award only as many winners and/or finalists as are appropriate to the quality of contest entries and of work represented in the magazine.\nEntries must be previously unpublished\, though we do accept works that have appeared in college publications. Entries cannot have been the winner\, finalist\, or honorable mention in another contest. We accept online entries only. We do accept simultaneous submissions\, but if your entry is accepted elsewhere\, please let us know as soon as possible (and accept our congratulations!).
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/pfn-narratives-30-below-contest-2021/
LOCATION:Through Journal’s own submission portal
CATEGORIES:Contest
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UID:88-1636963200-1636995600@anovelapproach.ca
SUMMARY:Room’s 2021 Short Forms Contest
DESCRIPTION:Entry fee includes a one-year subscription to Room\, beginning with issue 45.1 (March 2022). \nFIRST PRIZE: $500 + possibility of publication in Room\nSECOND PRIZE: $500 + possibility of publication in Room \nHONOURABLE MENTION: $50 + publication on Room’s website \nDeadline: November 1\, 2021 \nEach entry can consist of one or two prose poems\, flash fictions\, or flash creative non-fiction works of up to 500 words. Authors are not required to clarify which genre(s) they are writing in\, as long as each work is 500 words or less. All submissions\, regardless of genre\, will be judged in a single category\, and two prizes of $500 will be awarded. Winning entries (1st place\, 2nd place) have the possibility of being published in upcoming issues of Room. \n2021 Judge: Michelle Good \nMichelle Good is a Cree writer and a member of the Red Pheasant Cree Nation in Saskatchewan. After working for Indigenous organizations for twenty-five years\, she obtained a law degree and advocated for residential school survivors for over fourteen years. Good earned a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia while still practising law and managing her own law firm. Her poems\, short stories\, and essays have been published in magazines and anthologies across Canada\, and her poetry was included on two lists of the best Canadian poetry in 2016 and 2017. Her first novel\, Five Little Indians won the HarperCollins/UBC Best New Fiction Prize\, the Amazon Canada First Novel Award\, and the 2020 Governor General’s Literary Award for English-language fiction. Michelle Good now lives and writes in the southern interior of British Columbia. \n  \nGenre: Poetry\, Flash Fiction\, Flash Nonfiction\nEntry Fee: $35 for Canadian entries plus $7 for each additional entry\, and $42 USD for entrants outside Canada plus $7 USD for each additional entry (includes a one-year subscription to Room)\nDeadline: November 15\, 2021\nPrize: Two first prizes of $500; honourable mention prize of $50; all prizes include publication on Room’s website\nDescription: Open to women (cisgender or transgender)\, transgender men\, Two-Spirit\, and nonbinary people. Each entry can consist of one or two prose poems\, flash fictions\, or flash creative nonfiction works of up to 500 words.\nDetails: http://roommagazine.com/contests#Short
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/rooms-2021-short-forms-contest-2/
LOCATION:Room Magazine\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Contest
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SUMMARY:F - Dorothy and Wedel Nilsen Literary Prize for a First Novel - 2021
DESCRIPTION:Ends on November 12\, 2021\n\n\n $25.00 USD\n\n\n\nPrize: $2\,000 and publication – American author’s only \nThe annual Dorothy and Wedel Nilsen Literary Prize for a First Novel is endowed by author and editor\, Wedel Nilsen. The competition is to identify and publish completed fiction manuscripts of high literary quality by American authors who have not previously published a full-length novel\, novella\, or linked story collection. \nSubmissions: Previously unpublished novels\, novellas\, and collections of closely linked short stories may be submitted for the competition. We do not accept manuscripts that have been self-published. The competition is open to unpublished novelists who are U.S. residents writing in English. \nManuscripts submitted to the contest will be read and judged anonymously. A final judge will choose the winning manuscript from a pool of finalists.
URL:https://anovelapproach.ca/submission_calendar/event/dorothy-and-wedel-nilsen-literary-prize-for-a-first-novel-2021/
LOCATION:Through Submittable
CATEGORIES:Contest
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