The Letter Review Prize for Short Fiction (Short Story Contest & Flash Fiction Contest)
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Submit to The Letter Review Prize for Short Fiction (Short Story Contest & Flash Fiction Contest)

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Complete Submission Guidelines / Checklist:

  • Prizes: $1000 USD prize pool shared by 2-4 winners, up to 20 shortlisted. Winners published (600,000 readers yearly). Winners frequently submitted to opportunities such as The Pushcart Prize. Optional author interview.
  • The Letter Review Prize awards $20,000 USD annually, meaning it is among the highest paying literary prizes in the world maintained by a literary journal. 
  • We are proud members of CLMP and adhere to the CLMP Contest Code of Ethics. 
  • Entrants retain ownership of / copyright in their writing. 
  • Your entry must be entirely original, unpublished, and free from any claims by other parties. Entries may previously have appeared on your personal media (blog / social media etc). 
  • Length: 5000 word maximum. 
  • The Prize is open to anyone, from anywhere in the world.
  • There are no theme or genre restrictions: all entries welcome. 
  • Marked blind. 
  • You may submit work that has been awarded elsewhere, as long as no part of it has been published. 
  • 'Retellings' or contemporizations must be acknowledged in the cover letter or on your submission document. 
  • Single author work only.
  • Submissions by agents welcome. 
  • Translations: Entrants may submit translations of their own writing (but not translations of the work of others). See the T&C for further details. 
  • To gain the best understanding of the work we are seeking we encourage all entrants to consider subscribing to The Letter Review.
  • The entry fee is $20 USD. Additional entries are $10 each. 
  • Any font / size / spacing.  
  • Cover Letter: Please include a short biography (suitable for publication) of less than 200 words in the Cover Letter section. Please also let us know where you heard about the Prize.
  • Ensure the file name of each document is only the title of your entry. Do not include your name inside your entry document(s) or in the file name as the Prize is judged blind.
  • By entering you agree to our Terms and Conditions.
  • Simultaneous submissions are allowed. If you decide to publish your entry elsewhere, please withdraw from our Prize.
  • The Letter Review Prize is a career-enhancing laurel that offers both publication and monetary awards to the winners, improving their public profile, and lifting careers to new zeniths. 

Enter via the secure and globally trusted platform Submittable using the form below. If there is no form below then access the form by clicking 'Submit' next to the Prize title above, or by clicking this link: https://letterreview.submittable.com/submit/341255/the-letter-review-prize-for-short-fiction-short-story-contest-flash-fiction-co 

No entries via post please. Click here for a guide to using Submittable. 

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Submit to The Letter Review Prize for Poetry (Poetry Contest)

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Complete Submission Guidelines / Checklist:

  • Prizes: $1000 USD prize pool shared by 2-4 winners, up to 20 shortlisted. Winners published (600,000 readers yearly). Winners frequently submitted to opportunities such as The Pushcart Prize. Optional author interview.
  • The Letter Review Prize awards $20,000 USD annually, meaning it is among the highest paying literary prizes in the world maintained by a literary journal. 
  • We are proud members of CLMP and adhere to the CLMP Contest Code of Ethics. 
  • Entrants retain ownership of / copyright in their writing. 
  • Your entry must be entirely original, unpublished, and free from any claims by other parties. Entries may previously have appeared on your personal media (blog / social media etc). 
  • Length: Up to 70 lines. 
  • The Prize is open to anyone, from anywhere in the world.
  • There are no theme, form, or genre restrictions: all entries welcome. 
  • Marked blind. 
  • You may submit work that has been awarded elsewhere, as long as no part of it has been published. 
  • 'Retellings' or contemporizations must be acknowledged in the cover letter or on your submission document. 
  • Single author work only.
  • Submissions by agents welcome. 
  • Translations: Entrants may submit translations of their own writing (but not translations of the work of others). See the T&C for further details. 
  • Any non-English phrases which are uncommon should be accompanied by a translation. Light quotation from another work is acceptable if it is acknowledged in your cover letter or in the submission document.
  • To gain the best understanding of the work we are seeking we encourage all entrants to consider subscribing to The Letter Review.
  • The entry cost is $15 USD per poem. Additional entries are $10 each. 
  • Any font / size / spacing.  
  • Cover Letter: Please include a short biography (suitable for publication) of less than 200 words in the Cover Letter section. Please also let us know where you heard about the Prize.
  • Ensure the file name of each document is only the title of your entry. Do not include your name inside your entry document(s) or in the file name as the Prize is judged blind.
  • By entering you agree to our Terms and Conditions.
  • Simultaneous submissions are allowed. If you decide to publish your entry elsewhere, please withdraw from our Prize.
  • The Letter Review Prize is a career-enhancing laurel that offers both publication and monetary awards to the winners, improving their public profile, and lifting careers to new zeniths. 

Enter via the secure and globally trusted platform Submittable using the form below. If there is no form below then access the form by clicking 'Submit' next to the Prize title above, or by clicking this link: https://letterreview.submittable.com/submit/341259/the-letter-review-prize-for-poetry-poetry-contest

No entries via post please. Click here for a guide to using Submittable. 

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Submit to The Letter Review Prize for Nonfiction (Nonfiction Contest)

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Complete Submission Guidelines / Checklist:

  • Prizes: $1000 USD prize pool shared by 2-4 winners, up to 20 shortlisted. Winners published (600,000 readers yearly). Winners frequently submitted to opportunities such as The Pushcart Prize. Optional author interview.
  • The Letter Review Prize awards $20,000 USD annually, meaning it is among the highest paying literary prizes in the world maintained by a literary journal. 
  • We are proud members of CLMP and adhere to the CLMP Contest Code of Ethics. 
  • Entrants retain ownership of / copyright in their writing. 
  • Your entry must be entirely original, unpublished, and free from any claims by other parties. Entries may previously have appeared on your personal media (blog / social media etc). 
  • What can I submit? The Letter Review Prize welcomes most forms of nonfiction including: Essay (including personal essay), creative nonfiction, reviews (especially book reviews), memoir, journalism, interviews, fictocriticism, travel, nature, opinion, and many other permutations. Most works which convey information about the real world are welcome: We are not seeking works such as cookbooks, textbooks, and reference books. 
  • Length: 5000 word maximum. 
  • The Prize is open to anyone, from anywhere in the world.
  • There are no theme or genre restrictions: all entries welcome. 
  • Marked blind. 
  • You may submit work that has been awarded elsewhere, as long as no part of it has been published. 
  • 'Retellings' or contemporizations must be acknowledged in the cover letter or on your submission document. 
  • Single author work only.
  • Submissions by agents welcome. 
  • Translations: Entrants may submit translations of their own writing (but not translations of the work of others). See the T&C for further details. 
  • To gain the best understanding of the work we are seeking we encourage all entrants to consider subscribing to The Letter Review.
  • The entry fee is $20 USD. Additional entries are $10 each. 
  • Any font / size / spacing.  
  • Cover Letter: Please include a short biography (suitable for publication) of less than 200 words in the Cover Letter section. Please also let us know where you heard about the Prize.
  • Ensure the file name of each document is only the title of your entry. Do not include your name inside your entry document(s) or in the file name as the Prize is judged blind.
  • By entering you agree to our Terms and Conditions.
  • Simultaneous submissions are allowed. If you decide to publish your entry elsewhere, please withdraw from our Prize.
  • The Letter Review Prize is a career-enhancing laurel that offers both publication and monetary awards to the winners, improving their public profile, and lifting careers to new zeniths. 

Enter via the secure and globally trusted platform Submittable using the form below. If there is no form below then access the form by clicking 'Submit' next to the Prize title above, or by clicking this link: https://letterreview.submittable.com/submit/341260/the-letter-review-prize-for-nonfiction-nonfiction-contest

No entries via post please. Click here for a guide to using Submittable. 

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Submit to The Letter Review Prize for Books (Manuscript Contest)

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Complete Submission Guidelines / Checklist:

  • Prizes: $1000 USD prize pool shared by 2-4 winners, up to 20 shortlisted. Winners published (600,000 readers yearly). Winners frequently submitted to opportunities such as The Pushcart Prize. Optional author interview.
  • The Letter Review Prize awards $20,000 USD annually, meaning it is among the highest paying literary prizes in the world maintained by a literary journal. 
  • Optional Publication: Winners of The Letter Review Prize for Books may choose to have an extract of up to 5000 words of their entry published by The Letter Review. 
  • Winners may request a professional recommendation / endorsement of their work which they may submit to agents, publishers etc.
  • We are proud members of CLMP and adhere to the CLMP Contest Code of Ethics. 
  • Entrants retain ownership of / copyright in their writing.
  • What to submit: We’re seeking excerpts of book-length new works including novels, novellas, short story collections, nonfiction, and poetry collections. All styles and varieties encouraged including 'genre', and 'literary'.
  • The entry must not have been traditionally published. We will accept books which are unpublished, self-published, and indie-published as long as the author retains all copyright, and the work is not bound in any way to another party or publisher. Entries may previously have appeared on your personal media (blog / social media etc). 
  • Collections: You may have had individual stories or poems traditionally published as long as the collection as a whole has not been published. 
  • Length: For fiction & nonfiction we are seeking the first 5000 words. For poetry please submit the first 15 pages. Please do not include the entire book. If selected as a Winner we may request to view the work in its entirety.
  • The Prize is open to anyone, from anywhere in the world.
  • There are no theme or genre restrictions: all entries welcome. 
  • Marked blind. 
  • You may submit work that has been awarded elsewhere, as long as no part of it has been published (except collections: See above). 
  • 'Retellings' or contemporizations must be acknowledged in the cover letter or on your submission document. 
  • Single author work only.
  • Submissions by agents welcome. 
  • Translations: Entrants may submit translations of their own writing (but not translations of the work of others). See the T&C for further details. 
  • To gain the best understanding of the work we are seeking we encourage all entrants to consider subscribing to The Letter Review.
  • The entry cost is $25 USD. Additional entries are $15 each. 
  • Any font / size / spacing.  
  • Cover Letter: Please include a short biography (suitable for publication) of less than 200 words. Please include a synopsis or abstract, in which you also give the word count, and the category / genre of your work e.g. Novel / Short Story Collection / Nonfiction Memoir etc. Please let us know where you heard about the prize. 
  • Ensure the file name of each document is only the title of your entry. Do not include your name inside your entry document(s) or in the file name as the Prize is judged blind.
  • By entering you agree to our Terms and Conditions.
  • Simultaneous submissions are allowed. If you decide to publish your entry elsewhere, please withdraw from our Prize.
  • The Letter Review Prize is a career-enhancing laurel that offers both publication and monetary awards to the winners, improving their public profile, and lifting careers to new zeniths. 

Enter via the secure and globally trusted platform Submittable using the form below. If there is no form below then access the form by clicking 'Submit' next to the Prize title above, or by clicking this link: https://letterreview.submittable.com/submit/341261/the-letter-review-prize-for-books-manuscript-contest

No entries via post please. Click here for a guide to using Submittable.