Poets & Writers – September 2019

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199 POETS & WRITERS
THE HENRY
Morgenthau III Poetry
Prize: First book by a
writer age 70 or older.
Deadline: December

1. Award: $3,000 and
   publication by Passager.
   Entry fee: $25. Send:
   30–40 poems, SASE/
   e-mail for notification
   only. Hard copy or use
   Submittable. Address:
   7401 Park Heights Ave.,
   Baltimore, MD 21208.
   Complete guidelines:
   passagerbooks.com.

LAST CALL: DZANC

Books is seeking inno-

vative literary fiction

in the form of novels,

short story collections,

and novellas. Contests

close September 30,

including the annual

Prize for Fiction,

awarding a $5,000

advance and publica-

tion. $25 reading fee

per submission. Details

at dzancbooks.org.

annual spring contest
issue. Crosswinds is
pleased to announce
that Richard Blanco,
Presidential Inaugural
Poet and recipient
of numerous literary
awards, will be the
judge for this year’s
contest. For guidelines,
visit crosswindspoetry
.com.

CUTTHROAT, A
Journal of the Arts
announces its 2019 Joy
Harjo Poetry Prize
judged by Carolyn
Forché, Rick DeMa-
rinis Short Story Prize
judge TBA, and the
Barry Lopez Nonfic-
tion Prize judged by
Heid Erdrich. $1,200/
first, $250/second, &
honorable mentions
in each genre. August
1–November 1. For
full guidelines and to
submit, visit www
.cutthroatmag.com.

a special emphasis on

new short stories. Enter

to be in our newest

book project, Audacity.

Submit essays, poetry,

and art on strong

women—through

Submittable. For our

teen and young writers

contests, submission is

free. Website: www

.flyingketchuppress

.com.

GIVAL PRESS

Poetry Award (given

in odd years) for best

collection in English

of at least 45+ pages.

Prize: $1,000 and

copies; publication in

2020. Reading fee: $20
      per entry. Deadline:
      December 15. Details,
      visit website: www
      .givalpress.com or gival
      press.submittable.com.
      Address: Gival Press,
      P.O. Box 3812, Arlington,
      VA 22203.

genre for outstanding

poetry, short fiction,

and creative nonfiction.

For more information,

visit emrys.org.

FICTION

competition with the

acclaimed Ann Beattie

as judge: sponsored

by The Woven Tale

Press. Submit for cash

prizes, first-place award,

1-week stay in the

legendary Hamptons

of Long Island, NY, 1

block to Amagansett

town, ocean beach, and

NYC train. Submis-

sions open August 15–

October 15. Website:

http://www.thewoventale

press.net/wtp-literary

-art-competitions.

FLYING KETCHUP

Press: To discover and

develop new voices in

poetry, drama, fiction,

and nonfiction with

received fellowships

from the NEA, a

Pushcart Prize, and has

been included in the

Best American Poetry

series. Prizes—$1,500

& publication (winner);

$500 & publication

(honorable mention)

all finalists will be

published in the 2020

Spring/Summer awards

issue. Submit up to 3

poems per entry. $20

entry fee includes copy

of the awards issue.

Submit October 1

to December 1. For

complete guidelines

please visit our website

http://decembermag

.org/2020-jeff-marks

-memorial-poetry-prize.

EMRYS JOURNAL

accepts submissions for

its 37th issue August

1–November 1. Prizes

of $250 will be awarded

to 1 selection in each

DANAHY FICTION/

Tampa Review. $1,000

and publication in

Tampa Review for a

previously unpublished

short story, 500–5,000

words. $20 entry

includes free subscrip-

tion. All stories consid-

ered for publication.

Enter now! December

31 deadline. Danahy

Fiction Prize, Tampa

Review, 401 W. Kennedy

Blvd., Tampa, FL 33606.

Visit: http://www.ut.edu/

tampareview.

DECEMBER

magazine seeks submis-

sions for our 2020 Jeff

Marks Memorial Poetry

Prize. Judge Aimee

Nezhukumatathil is

the author of 4 poetry

collections, a collection

of illustrated nature

essays, and an epistolary

nature chapbook (with

Ross Gay). She has