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FABULIST FICTION CHAPBOOK CONTEST
A prize of $1,000, publication by
Omnidawn Publishing, and 100 author
copies is given annually for a work of
fabulist fiction. Kellie Wells will judge.
Submit a manuscript of one or more
stories or a novellette totaling 7,500 to
17,500 words with a $18 entry fee ($20
to receive a fiction title from the Om-
nidawn catalogue) by October 21. Visit
the website for complete guidelines.
Omnidawn Publishing, Fabulist Fiction
Chapbook Contest, 1632 Elm Avenue,
Richmond, CA 94805. (510) 237-5472.
Rusty Morrison and Ken Keegan,
Coeditors. [email protected]
http://www.omnidawn.com
PEN/Faulkner Foundation
AWARD FOR FICTION
A prize of $15,000 is given annually for
a book of fiction published during the
current year. Four finalists will each
receive $5,000. The winner and finalists
will also be invited to read in Wash-
ington, D.C., in May 2020. Submit five
copies (or bound galleys) of a short story
collection, novella, or novel published
in 2019 by October 31. There is no
entry fee. Visit the website for complete
guidelines.
PEN/Faulkner Foundation, Award for
Fiction, 641 South Street NW, Third Floor,
Washington, D.C. 20001. Shahenda
Helmy, Programs & Logistics Director.
[email protected]
http://www.penfaulkner.orgPersea Books
LEXI RUDNITSKY FIRST BOOK PRIZE
A prize of $1,000 and publication by
Persea Books is given annually for a
first poetry collection by a woman who
is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
The winner also receives a six-week, all-
expenses-paid residency at the Civitella
Ranieri Center in Umbria, Italy. Using
only the online submission system,
submit a manuscript of at least 40 pages
with a $30 entry fee by October 31. Visit
the website for complete guidelines.
Persea Books, Lexi Rudnitsky First Book
Prize, 90 Broad Street, Suite 2100, New
York, NY 10004. (212) 260-9256. Gabriel
Fried, Poetry Editor.
[email protected]
http://www.perseabooks.comPerugia Press
POETRY PRIZE
A prize of $1,000 and publication by
Perugia Press is given annually for a
first or second poetry collection by a
woman. Submit a manuscript of 45 to 85
pages with a $27 entry fee by November- Visit the website for complete
guidelines.
Perugia Press, Poetry Prize, P.O. Box
60364, Florence, MA 01062. Rebecca
Olander, Director.
http://www.perugiapress.com
Poetry Society of the United
Kingdom
NATIONAL POETRY COMPETITION
A prize of £5,000 (approximately $6,350)
and publication on the Poetry Society
of the United Kingdom website is given
annually for a poem. A second-place
prize of £2,000 (approximately $2,540)
and a third-place prize of £1,000 (ap-
proximately $1,270) are also given. The
winners will also be published in Poetry
Review and invited to read at festivals in
the United Kingdom. Poems written
in English by poets from any coun-
try are eligible. Mona Arshi, Helen
Mort, and Maurice Riordan will judge.