Genre: Fiction

Flash Fiction Prize

Fish Publishing
Entry Fee: 
$17
Deadline: 
February 28, 2025
A prize of €1,000 (approximately $1,056) and publication in the Fish Publishing anthology is given annually for a work of flash fiction. The winner is also invited to give a reading at the West Cork Literary Festival in July. Tania Hershman will judge. Submit a story of up to 300 words with a €16 (approximately $17) entry fee for online entries or €19 (approximately $20) for postal entries by February 28. All entries are considered for publication. Visit the website for complete guidelines.
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international | short-shorts

Women’s Prose Prize

Red Hen Press
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
February 28, 2025
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Red Hen Press is given annually for a book of fiction or nonfiction by a writer who identifies as a woman. Alyssa Graybeal will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a story collection, essay collection, novel, memoir, or other manuscript of prose of 25,000 to 80,000 words with a $25 entry fee by February 28. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Fiction & Poetry Contest

Hayden’s Ferry Review
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
February 28, 2025
Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Hayden’s Ferry Review will be given for a poem or a group of poems and a work of fiction. Using only the online submission system, submit one to three poems totaling no more than 10 pages or a short story or novel excerpt of up to 20 pages with a $15 entry fee, which includes a digital subscription to Hayden’s Ferry Review, by February 28. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Chautauqua Janus Prize

Chautauqua Institution
Entry Fee: 
$20
Deadline: 
January 31, 2025
A prize of $5,000 and publication in Chautauqua is given annually for a single work of fiction or nonfiction by an emerging writer displaying “daring formal and aesthetic innovations that upset and reorder readers’ imaginations.” The winner will also receive a $2,000 travel and lodging stipend to give a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in the summer. Writers who have not published a book of over 15,000 words in any prose genre are eligible. Submissions may consist of unpublished work or work published no earlier than April 2024. Submit a manuscript of up to 15,000 words totaling no more than 100 pages with a $20 entry fee by January 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Morton, McCarthy, and Sarabande Prizes

Sarabande Books
Entry Fee: 
$34
Deadline: 
February 15, 2025
Three prizes of $2,000 each and publication by Sarabande Books are given annually for a poetry collection, a work of fiction, and an essay collection. For the Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry, using only the online submission system, submit a poetry collection of at least 48 pages with a $34 entry fee by February 15. Diane Seuss will judge. For the Mary McCarthy Prize in Short Fiction, using only the online submission system, submit a collection of stories or novellas or a short novel of 150 to 250 pages with a $34 entry fee by February 15. Ed Park will judge. For the Sarabande Prize in the Essay, using only the online submission system, submit an essay collection of 150 to 250 pages with a $34 entry fee by February 15. Leslie Jamison will judge. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Skywave Fiction Contest

High Frequency Press
Entry Fee: 
$35
Deadline: 
February 3, 2025
A prize of $1,500, publication by High Frequency Press, and 25 author copies will be given annually for a novel or a short story collection. The winner will also receive film and television agent referrals to agencies such as Creative Artist Agency and Curtis Brown. Shanna McNair and Scott Wolven will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of up to 110,000 words with a $35 entry fee by February 3. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Nicholas Schaffner Award for Music in Literature

Schaffner Press
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
January 31, 2025
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Schaffner Press is given annually for a poetry collection, a novel, a story collection, an essay collection, or a memoir that “deals in some way with the subject of music and its influence.” Submit a poetry collection of at least 60 pages or a prose manuscript of 75,000 to 100,000 words with a $25 entry fee by January 31. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Eliud Martínez Prize

Inlandia Institute
Entry Fee: 
$15
Deadline: 
January 31, 2025
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Inlandia Books is given annually for a book of fiction or creative nonfiction by a writer who identifies as Hispanic, Latino/a/e/x, or Chicana/o/e/x. Manuscripts must be written primarily in English. Roberto Cantú will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a manuscript of 150 to 300 pages with a $15 entry fee by January 31. Proposals for longer works of up to 500 pages may be submitted along with an excerpt, a table of contents, and a synopsis. Fee waivers are available upon request. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

Stella Kupferberg Memorial Short Story Contest

Selected Shorts
Entry Fee: 
$25
Deadline: 
March 7, 2025
A prize of $1,000 and tuition for a 10-week writing class through New York City’s Gotham Writers Workshop is given annually for a short story. The winning work is published on Electric Literature and recorded at a Selected Shorts performance. Ottessa Moshfegh will judge. Using only the online submission system, submit a story of up to 750 words with a $25 entry fee by March 7. Visit the website for complete guidelines.

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