The submission window is open from Jan 1 to March 31. (And you know deadlines always come sooner than you think.)
Winner, 2016: little violences
by Raven Jackson
Purchase a copy here.
What's at stake if you drag your feet too long? Money, for one thing! Our winner receives $1000, high-quality publication of their book, and 25 contributor copies. Runners up enjoy publication and copies, as well, and every entry can look forward to a copy of CutBank 89 upon its release in spring/summer 2018.
You'll find solid info and full details on our Contests page, and while you're at it, visit our winners from last year right here.
In a nutshell:
Here's James D'Agostino, last year's winner with Weathermanic. Doesn't James look happy? You could be that happy, too!
- We're looking for 25-40 pages of original poetry, fiction or creative nonfiction by a single author. (Translations are not eligible for this award. Sorry.)
- Previously published stand-alone pieces or excerpts may be included in a manuscript, but the manuscript as a whole must be an unpublished work.
- Simultaneous submissions are fine!
- Manuscripts should be cohesive and coherent; in other words, your manuscript should resonate and make sense as a book.
Send us startling, compelling, and beautiful original work. We’re interested in both prose and poetry – and particularly work that straddles the lines between genres, in a fresh, powerful manuscript. Perhaps yours will overtake us quietly, gracefully defy genres, or satisfyingly subvert our expectations. Maybe it will punch us in the mouth page in and page out!
Now that 2017 is gasping for air, hang in there--2018 can be your year!
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