NewPages April 2024 eLitPak
Writing Contests, Literary Events, Calls for Submissions, New Books, & More
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Last Call for the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest
Winning Writers' 32nd annual Fiction & Essay Contest has a May 1 deadline. Submit published or unpublished work. Max 6,000 words. Prizes: 2 X $3,500, 10 X $300. Top 12 entries published online. Entry fee: $22. Final judge: Mina Manchester. Co-sponsored by Duotrope and recommended by Reedsy. View flyer to see guidelines and enter online on our website.
Spring Issue out May 1st
Look out for the latest issue of Amsterdam Review with poetry, translations, interviews, and flash fiction by local and international artists. Featuring an exclusive interview of W. S. Merwin and Andrei Voznesensky, and works by Elisa Gabbert, Amy Catanzano, Iain Britton, Marin Sorescu, Geoffrey Babbit, Karen Bishop, Daniel Nemo, and many more. View our flyer and visit our website for more information.
Flying South 2024 Contest is Open - $2,100 in Prizes
Deadline: May 31, 2024
From March 1 to May 31, Flying South 2024 will be accepting entries for this year’s contest. There will be three categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry. In each of the three categories the awards will be $400 for First Place, $200 for Second Place, and $100 for Third Place. Finalists will be awarded publication in Flying South. View our flyer and visit our website to learn more.
Changing Light Prize for a Novel-in-Verse
Deadline: May 25, 2024
Livingston Press is accepting submissions of unpublished manuscripts for its annual Changing Light Prize for a Novel-in-Verse. There is no entry fee. Winner receives $500, publication, twenty copies, and a standard royalty contract. View our flyer and visit our website for guidelines.
Poet-Volunteers Are Invited to Submit a Manuscript!
Deadline: April 30, 2024
Only poets who donate labor to help a literary venture may submit. We publish 2 books per year, and the 2024 judge is Ariel Francisco Henriquez Cos. TO NOMINATE A VOLUNTEER, review the submission details on our flyer and Guidelines page and complete the Hilary Tham Capital Collection Nomination Form.
december seeks submissions for the 2024 Curt Johnson Prose Awards in fiction and creative nonfiction.
Prizes each genre: $1,500 & publication (winner); $500 & publication (honorable mention). All finalists will be listed in the 2024 Fall/Winter awards issue. $20 entry fee includes copy of awards issue. All submissions considered for publication. Submit one story or essay up to 8,000 words March 1 to May 1. For complete guidelines and judge information view our flyer and visit our website.
Tremont Writers Conference in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Deadline: April 30, 2024
Applications are open for the Tremont Writers Workshop, a five-day experience for a select group inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Join renowned author workshop leaders Maurice Manning (poetry), Monic Ductan (fiction), David Brill (nonfiction), and guest faculty Frank X Walker for a writers conference like no other. View flyer for more information. Apply at our website.
2024 Catamaran Poetry Prize for West Coast Poets
Now in its 7th year, the Catamaran Poetry Prize is open to previously unpublished poetry manuscripts across a range of styles, themes, and forms. The prize is only open to West Coast poets living in California, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and Hawaii. See our website and flyer for full details.
Write in the Redwoods!
Join Writing Coach & Author Lynne Golodner for five glorious days October 20-24, 2024, in the Redwood forests of northern California for a writers retreat that will change your life! Includes daily craft lessons, guided hikes and yoga in an intimate setting plus daily breakfast, two lunches and a celebratory final night dinner. NewPages readers are eligible for EARLY BIRD PRICING. View flyer to learn more and apply here. ONLY TWO SPOTS LEFT!
Weber—The Contemporary West Call for Submissions
Weber invites submissions in the genres of personal narrative, critical commentary, fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry that offer insight into the environment and culture of the contemporary western United States. Poems and essays published in Weber are considered for our annual awards (O. Marvin Lewis Essay Award $500, Sherwin W. Howard Poetry Award $500). View flyer to learn more and submit via email.
New and Forthcoming Titles from Black Rose Books
New titles from Black Rose Books, Montreal’s radical publisher since 1969. This year’s catalogue includes Freedom or Death, the definitive text on Mikhail Bakunin, titan of the Left; Eros and Revolution, a daring exploration into the history of revolutionary social movements; and Castoriadis Against Heidegger, a critical tour-de-force juxtaposing the politics of these two pivotal philosophers. View our flyer and see our website for more!
Extended deadline for Richard Snyder Prize: May 15
Deadline: May 15, 2024
$1000 and publication with Ashland Poetry Press for an unpublished manuscript of original poetry. No aesthetic preference or requirements; we're happy to publish someone's first book or their tenth. We just want books we love. 2024 Judge: Matthew Rohrer. View our flyer. Full guidelines and submission details at our website.
Announcing the 2024 RockPaperPoem Poetry Prize
Deadline: May 31, 2024
The contest is un-themed so any subject is eligible, and all submissions will be considered for publication in the next issue of RockPaperPoem. We're looking for your three best poems! View our flyer for more information and see complete contest guidelines at our website.
Open for Submissions: The Akron Poetry Prize
Deadline: June 15, 2024
Entry fee: $25
The annual Akron Poetry Prize is now open. The winner receives $1,500 and publication of their book as part of the Akron Series in Poetry. Matthew Olzmann will judge. Other manuscripts may be considered for publication in the series. Submit manuscripts via Submittable from April 15 - June 15, 2024. View flyer and visit our website for complete guidelines.
Chapbook Feedback Opportunity and Poetry Workshop from Black Fox Lit!
Application Deadline: April 30, 2024
Apply to receive feedback on your chapbook from Black Fox’s poetry editor before submitting it for publication! Only ten spots available. Deadline to apply: April 30, 2024! We’re also hosting a poetic forms workshop led by Heather Lang-Cassera on April 28, 2024 at 1-3 PM EST! View flyer and visit website for more information.