About The Prize

We believe in fiction, in literature, and in the importance and magic of new writing. In line with our commitment to pay writers professional rates, The Letter Review Prize awards writers over $16,000 USD annually, meaning it is among the highest paying literary prizes administered by a literary journal in the world. Via our prizes we seek the best new writing, while striving to help writers to showcase new work, gain the recognition they deserve, advance their writing careers, and reach a wide audience. To this end, we publish 50 winners a year, and shortlist up to 320. 

The literary mission of The Letter Review includes fostering accessibility to the professional writing industry, and supporting writers at all stages in their efforts to be published, performed, and produced. The Letter Review Prize contributes to this mission by assisting writers to gain further publication opportunities. For example, J. A. (John) deSouza (Shortlist of The Prize for Books) has commented: "I just wanted to thank The Letter Review Prize for short listing my unpublished book Unimaginable Hardship. The recognition contributed to having my chapbook Hidden, A sequence of poems addressing the war in Ukraine, recently published by Bottlecap Press. Thank you!" Read further inspiring comments, such as the one above, from entrants about the life and career changing impact of the Prize by clicking here. 

The Letter Review Prize is judged blind to ensure all entrants have an equal chance of success. Blind marking also assists us to ensure we award and publish an even number of emerging, mid-career, and established writers. We do not assign entries to anonymous readers: Every entry is personally read by our highly qualified Judges. The Letter Review is a proud member of the international Community of Literary Magazines and Presses, and we adhere to the CLMP Contest Code of Ethics. We do not solicit entries: All winners are chosen from the general submission pool.

Every writer who submits to The Letter Review is informed of their result via Submittable or email. View all the wonderful previous winners of the prize by clicking here. The judges will be Kita Das and Dr. Ol James. Entrants will receive automatic confirmation via email after entry. Writers (including winners) keep ownership of, and copyright in, their entries. Prize entry fees may be tax deductible (speak to your accountant).

To gain the best understanding of the work we are seeking we encourage all entrants to consider subscribing to The Letter Review where they can familiarize themselves with our wonderful previous winning entries, and read our extensive professional writing advice section, along with our interviews with professional writers.

Prizes

• The top 2-4 winning entries of the Prize for Short Fiction are declared the Winners, and share equally in the prize pool of $1000 USD. 
• Winning entries are published by The Letter Review online, and in our Winners Anthology, with an attractive, bespoke, newly commissioned artwork. 
• To recognize the abilities of the writers who do not place as a Winner, up to 20 entries are Shortlisted. 
• Winning and Shortlisted writers are celebrated via our website (400,000 yearly readers), our extensive mailing list, social media channels (FB 37,000 members), and our Subreddit (12K). 
• Winning entries are also frequently submitted to further prestigious anthologies such as the Pushcart Prize. 
• Winners are invited to participate in our interview series (Writers' Insight), further raising their professional profile. 
• Winners may request a professional recommendation / endorsement of their work in the form of a letter from our Judges which they may submit to agents, publishers etc.
• All entries are considered for publication. 

Submission Guidelines / Checklist:

• 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). 
• We are seeking entries between 0 - 5000 words. 
• The Prize is open to anyone, from anywhere in the world.
• There are no theme or genre restrictions: all entries welcome. 
• 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. 
• You must be the sole author of the work. 
• Translations: Entrants may submit translations of their own writing (but not translations of the work of others). Translation from other languages is permitted, as long as the work is not published in either language. The original must be submitted in the same document as the translation. The translation must remain highly faithful to the original source material: Minor adjustments for clarity or natural expression are acceptable, but the original meaning, tone, and structure should be preserved as closely as possible. AI may be used to assist with highly faithful translations. Translations must be submitted by the original author. If a translator is engaged, the translator must be acknowledged in the cover letter. The entrant must be the sole owner of the copyright to the original and the translation, and have the ability to grant publication rights.
• No AI generated entries please: AI may only be used to assist with highly faithful translations. 
• 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. If you like, you may also optionally leave feedback for The Letter Review in this section. 
• 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 Submittable using the form below: No entries via post please. Click here for a guide to using Submittable. 

About The Prize

We believe in poetry, in literature, and in the importance and magic of new writing. In line with our commitment to pay writers professional rates, The Letter Review Prize awards writers over $16,000 USD annually, meaning it is among the highest paying literary prizes administered by a literary journal in the world. Via our prizes we seek the best new writing, while striving to help writers to showcase new work, gain the recognition they deserve, advance their writing careers, and reach a wide audience. To this end, we publish 50 winners a year, and shortlist up to 320. 

The literary mission of The Letter Review includes fostering accessibility to the professional writing industry, and supporting writers at all stages in their efforts to be published, performed, and produced. The Letter Review Prize contributes to this mission by assisting writers to gain further publication opportunities. For example, J. A. (John) deSouza (Shortlist of The Prize for Books) has commented: "I just wanted to thank The Letter Review Prize for short listing my unpublished book Unimaginable Hardship. The recognition contributed to having my chapbook Hidden, A sequence of poems addressing the war in Ukraine, recently published by Bottlecap Press. Thank you!" Read further inspiring comments, such as the one above, from entrants about the life and career changing impact of the Prize by clicking here. 

The Letter Review Prize is judged blind to ensure all entrants have an equal chance of success. Blind marking also assists us to ensure we award and publish an even number of emerging, mid-career, and established writers. We do not assign entries to anonymous readers: Every entry is personally read by our highly qualified Judges. The Letter Review is a proud member of the international Community of Literary Magazines and Presses, and we adhere to the CLMP Contest Code of Ethics. We do not solicit entries: All winners are chosen from the general submission pool.

Every writer who submits to The Letter Review is informed of their result via Submittable or email. View all the wonderful previous winners of the prize by clicking here. The judges will be Kita Das and Dr. Ol James. Entrants will receive automatic confirmation via email after entry. Writers (including winners) keep ownership of, and copyright in, their entries. Prize entry fees may be tax deductible (speak to your accountant).

To gain the best understanding of the work we are seeking we encourage all entrants to consider subscribing to The Letter Review where they can familiarize themselves with our wonderful previous winning entries, and read our extensive professional writing advice section, along with our interviews with professional writers.

Prizes

• The top 2-4 winning entries of the Prize for Poetry are declared the Winners, and share equally in the prize pool of $1000 USD. 
• Winning entries are published by The Letter Review online, and in our Winners Anthology, with an attractive, bespoke, newly commissioned artwork. 
• To recognize the abilities of the writers who do not place as a Winner, up to 20 entries are Shortlisted. 
• Winning and Shortlisted writers are celebrated via our website (400,000 yearly readers), our extensive mailing list, social media channels (FB 37,000 members), and our Subreddit (12K). 
• Winning entries are also frequently submitted to further prestigious anthologies such as the Pushcart Prize. 
• Winners are invited to participate in our interview series (Writers' Insight), further raising their professional profile. 
• Winners may request a professional recommendation / endorsement of their work in the form of a letter from our Judges which they may submit to agents, publishers etc.
• All entries are considered for publication. 

Submission Guidelines / Checklist:

• 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). 
• We are seeking poems up to 70 lines.
• The Prize is open to anyone, from anywhere in the world.
• There are no style or subject restrictions: All poems welcome.
• 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.
• 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. 
• You must be the sole author of the work. 
• Translations: Entrants may submit translations of their own writing (but not translations of the work of others). Translation from other languages is permitted, as long as the work is not published in either language. The original must be submitted in the same document as the translation. The translation must remain highly faithful to the original source material: Minor adjustments for clarity or natural expression are acceptable, but the original meaning, tone, and structure should be preserved as closely as possible. AI may be used to assist with highly faithful translations. Translations must be submitted by the original author. If a translator is engaged, the translator must be acknowledged in the cover letter. The entrant must be the sole owner of the copyright to the original and the translation, and have the ability to grant publication rights.
• No AI generated entries please: AI may only be used to assist with highly faithful translations. 
• The entry cost is $15 USD for one 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. If you like, you may also optionally leave feedback for The Letter Review in this section. 
• 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 Submittable using the form below: No entries via post please. Click here for a guide to using Submittable. 

About The Prize

We believe in nonfiction, in literature, and in the importance and magic of new writing. In line with our commitment to pay writers professional rates, The Letter Review Prize awards writers over $16,000 USD annually, meaning it is among the highest paying literary prizes administered by a literary journal in the world. Via our prizes we seek the best new writing, while striving to help writers to showcase new work, gain the recognition they deserve, advance their writing careers, and reach a wide audience. To this end, we publish 50 winners a year, and shortlist up to 320. 

The literary mission of The Letter Review includes fostering accessibility to the professional writing industry, and supporting writers at all stages in their efforts to be published, performed, and produced. The Letter Review Prize contributes to this mission by assisting writers to gain further publication opportunities. For example, J. A. (John) deSouza (Shortlist of The Prize for Books) has commented: "I just wanted to thank The Letter Review Prize for short listing my unpublished book Unimaginable Hardship. The recognition contributed to having my chapbook Hidden, A sequence of poems addressing the war in Ukraine, recently published by Bottlecap Press. Thank you!" Read further inspiring comments, such as the one above, from entrants about the life and career changing impact of the Prize by clicking here. 

The Letter Review Prize is judged blind to ensure all entrants have an equal chance of success. Blind marking also assists us to ensure we award and publish an even number of emerging, mid-career, and established writers. We do not assign entries to anonymous readers: Every entry is personally read by our highly qualified Judges. The Letter Review is a proud member of the international Community of Literary Magazines and Presses, and we adhere to the CLMP Contest Code of Ethics. We do not solicit entries: All winners are chosen from the general submission pool.

Every writer who submits to The Letter Review is informed of their result via Submittable or email. View all the wonderful previous winners of the prize by clicking here. The judges will be Kita Das and Dr. Ol James. Entrants will receive automatic confirmation via email after entry. Writers (including winners) keep ownership of, and copyright in, their entries. Prize entry fees may be tax deductible (speak to your accountant).

To gain the best understanding of the work we are seeking we encourage all entrants to consider subscribing to The Letter Review where they can familiarize themselves with our wonderful previous winning entries, and read our extensive professional writing advice section, along with our interviews with professional writers.

Prizes

• The top 2-4 winning entries of the Prize for Nonfiction are declared the Winners, and share equally in the prize pool of $1000 USD. 
• Winning entries are published by The Letter Review online, and in our Winners Anthology, with an attractive, bespoke, newly commissioned artwork. 
• To recognize the abilities of the writers who do not place as a Winner, up to 20 entries are Shortlisted. 
• Winning and Shortlisted writers are celebrated via our website (400,000 yearly readers), our extensive mailing list, social media channels (FB 37,000 members), and our Subreddit (12K). 
• Winning entries are also frequently submitted to further prestigious anthologies such as the Pushcart Prize. 
• Winners are invited to participate in our interview series (Writers' Insight), further raising their professional profile. 
• Winners may request a professional recommendation / endorsement of their work in the form of a letter from our Judges which they may submit to agents, publishers etc.
• All entries are considered for publication. 

What can I submit? 

• The Letter Review Prize welcomes most forms of Nonfiction including: Reviews (especially book reviews), memoir, journalism, interviews, essay (including personal essay), fictocriticism, creative nonfiction, 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. 

Submission Guidelines / Checklist:

• 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). 
• We are seeking entries between 0 - 5000 words.
• The Prize is open to anyone, from anywhere in the world.
• There are no theme or genre restrictions: all entries welcome. 
• 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. 
• You must be the sole author of the work. 
• Translations: Entrants may submit translations of their own writing (but not translations of the work of others). Translation from other languages is permitted, as long as the work is not published in either language. The original must be submitted in the same document as the translation. The translation must remain highly faithful to the original source material: Minor adjustments for clarity or natural expression are acceptable, but the original meaning, tone, and structure should be preserved as closely as possible. AI may be used to assist with highly faithful translations. Translations must be submitted by the original author. If a translator is engaged, the translator must be acknowledged in the cover letter. The entrant must be the sole owner of the copyright to the original and the translation, and have the ability to grant publication rights.
• No AI generated entries please: AI may only be used to assist with highly faithful translations. 
• 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. If you like, you may also optionally leave feedback for The Letter Review in this section. 
• 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 Submittable using the form below: No entries via post please. Click here for a guide to using Submittable. 

About The Prize

We believe in literature, and in the importance and magic of new writing. In line with our commitment to pay writers professional rates, The Letter Review Prize awards writers over $16,000 USD annually, meaning it is among the highest paying literary prizes administered by a literary journal in the world. Via our prizes we seek the best new writing, while striving to help writers to showcase new work, gain the recognition they deserve, advance their writing careers, and reach a wide audience. To this end, we award 50 winners a year, and shortlist up to 320. 

The literary mission of The Letter Review includes fostering accessibility to the professional writing industry, and supporting writers at all stages in their efforts to be published, performed, and produced. The Letter Review Prize contributes to this mission by assisting writers to gain further publication opportunities. For example, J. A. (John) deSouza (Shortlist of The Prize for Books) has commented: "I just wanted to thank The Letter Review Prize for short listing my unpublished book Unimaginable Hardship. The recognition contributed to having my chapbook Hidden, A sequence of poems addressing the war in Ukraine, recently published by Bottlecap Press. Thank you!" Read further inspiring comments, such as the one above, from entrants about the life and career changing impact of the Prize by clicking here. 

The Letter Review Prize is judged blind to ensure all entrants have an equal chance of success. Blind marking also assists us to ensure we award an even number of emerging, mid-career, and established writers. We do not assign entries to anonymous readers: Every entry is personally read by our highly qualified Judges. The Letter Review is a proud member of the international Community of Literary Magazines and Presses, and we adhere to the CLMP Contest Code of Ethics. We do not solicit entries: All winners are chosen from the general submission pool.

Every writer who submits to The Letter Review is informed of their result via Submittable or email. View all the wonderful previous winners of the prize by clicking here. The judges will be Kita Das and Dr. Ol James. Entrants will receive automatic confirmation via email after entry. Writers (including winners) keep ownership of, and copyright in, their entries. Prize entry fees may be tax deductible (speak to your accountant).

To gain the best understanding of the work we are seeking we encourage all entrants to consider subscribing to The Letter Review where they can familiarize themselves with our wonderful previous winning entries, and read our extensive professional writing advice section, along with our interviews with professional writers.

Prizes

• The top 2-4 winning entries of the Prize for Books are declared the Winners, and share equally in the prize pool of $1000 USD. 
• 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, which can help to generate interest in, and anticipation for the work. Some entrants prefer not to publish any element of their entry, which we also support. With your permission, published extracts may be submitted to anthologies such as the Pushcart Prize. 
• To recognize the abilities of the writers who do not place as a Winner, up to 20 entries are Shortlisted. 
• Winning and Shortlisted writers are celebrated via our website (400,000 yearly readers), our extensive mailing list, social media channels (FB 37,000 members), and our Subreddit (12K). 
• Winners are invited to participate in our interview series (Writers' Insight), further raising their professional profile. 
• Winners may request a professional recommendation / endorsement of their work in the form of a letter from our Judges which they may submit to agents, publishers etc.

Submission Guidelines / Checklist:

• 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). 
• Your entry must be entirely original, and free from any claims by other parties. 
• 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.
• 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.
• You may submit work that has been awarded elsewhere, as long as it has not been traditionally published. 
• 'Retellings' or contemporizations must be acknowledged in the cover letter or on your submission document. 
• You must be the sole author of the work. 
• Translations: Entrants may submit translations of their own writing (but not translations of the work of others). Translation from other languages is permitted, as long as the work is not published in either language. The original must be submitted in the same document as the translation. The translation must remain highly faithful to the original source material: Minor adjustments for clarity or natural expression are acceptable, but the original meaning, tone, and structure should be preserved as closely as possible. AI may be used to assist with highly faithful translations. Translations must be submitted by the original author. If a translator is engaged, the translator must be acknowledged in the cover letter. The entrant must be the sole owner of the copyright to the original and the translation, and have the ability to grant publication rights.
• No AI generated entries please: AI may only be used to assist with highly faithful translations. 
• The entry fee 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 identify the category / genre of your work e.g. Novel / Short Story Collection / Nonfiction Memoir etc. Please indicate the total word count of the completed manuscript (e.g. if it is a novel: 65,000 words). Please also let us know where you heard about the prize. If you like, you may also optionally leave feedback for The Letter Review in this section. 
• 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 for Books is a career-enhancing laurel that offers both optional publication and monetary awards to the winners, improving their public profile, and lifting careers to new zeniths. 

Enter via Submittable using the form below: No entries via post please. Click here for a guide to using Submittable.