Southeast Missouri State University Press

Contests

 

The Cowles Poetry Book Prize

Send 48-100 pages of poetry–any style or theme–with a table of contents and an acknowledgements page for any previously published poems.


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Deadline: November 1, 2023 
Reading Fee: $25
Award: $2,000 and 30 copies for the author

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Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors

Searching for military service literature written by veterans and their families.


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Deadline: April 26, 2024
Reading fee: None
Award: Contest winners receive $250 and publication; anthology acceptances receive publication

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Nilsen Literary Prize for a First Novel

Submit previously unpublished novels, novellas, and collections of closely linked short stories.
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Deadline: Currently closed, will open soon for 2024 deadline
Reading Fee: $25
Award: $2,000 and publication

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