Our fiction, nonfiction, and poetry contests are closing sooner than you think.
As of this post ... in 1 day and 14 hours. Seriously!
- The Montana Prize in Fiction
Closing January 15 - The Montana Prize in Creative Nonfiction
Closing January 15 - The Patricia Goedicke Prize in Poetry
Closing January 15 - The Annual CutBank Chapbook Contest
There's still time, but not much. The entry window closes March 31.
General submissions are open from September 15 through February 1 for poetry (5 per submission), fiction, and creative nonfiction up to 8,500 words. Electronic submissions only, thanks, through our Submittable page.
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Not-so-fun facts to ponder AFTER you've made your submissions
From Merriam-Webster.com:
Your 'Deadline' Won't Kill You
Or will it?
"If you are reading this because you feel pressured by some deadline that is hanging over your head, you can relax a bit, since no one is going to kill you for missing it. Although that has not always been the case; people did use to be killed for crossing a deadline."
Burial Detail at Andersonville, a Confederate prison for Union soldiers, August 1864. In the 1860s, a 'dead line' was a line within or around a prison. Prisoners would be shot for crossing the 'dead line'.