Contest Deadline Extended to May 15!

We have extended the deadline for our second annual contests in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry to May 15!

The winner in each genre will receive a $500 prize and will have his/her work featured in the Winter 2014 print issue of The Journal. All entries will be considered for publication. This year’s contest judges are Claire Vaye Watkins (fiction), Ira Sukrungruang (nonfiction), and Aimee Nezhukumatathil (poetry).

Fiction and nonfiction entries should include one story or one essay. Poetry entries should include 1-5 poems. Simultaneous submissions are allowed; however, submitters must notify The Journal immediately via email if their work is accepted elsewhere.

Contest entries will only be accepted via The Journal’s online Submittable submissions manager. Submitters should include their name, contact information, etc. in the Submittable submissions form. The title of the contest submission should be the title of the piece(s) submitted. Do NOT include your name or any other identifying information in the submissions title or in the manuscript itself. Submissions that fail to adhere to these guidelines will not be considered.

Each contest submission must be accompanied by a $15 entry fee, which includes a one-year subscription to The Journal. Multiple submissions are permitted for the contest; however, each additional submission must be accompanied by a new entry fee. Close friends, family, and former students of the judges are prohibited from entering. The contest entry deadline is now May 15.

Alex Fabrizio is an MFA candidate in poetry at The Ohio State University and is originally from Florida. Her most recent work has appeared in Subtropics, The Los Angeles Review, West Branch, and elsewhere. She is the managing editor of The Journal.