In partnership with The Ohio University State Press and the MFA program in Creative Writing at The Ohio State University, The Journal offers two annual full-length book prizes, The Journal/Charles B. Wheeler Poetry Prize, which runs from September – October 2025, and the Non/Fiction Collection Prize, formerly known as the Sandstone Prize and The Ohio State University Prize in Short Fiction, which runs from March 15 to April 15 2026. In addition to publication, each award carries with it a cash prize.
Please direct all inquiries to: thejournalprize@osu.edu
For complete Charles B. Wheeler Poetry Prize guidelines, click here.
Submissions for the 2025 Wheeler Poetry prize are currently closed.
For complete Non/Fiction Prize Guidelines, please click here.
Submissions for the 2026 Non/Fiction Prize are currently closed.
The Charles B. Wheeler Poetry Prize and Non/Fiction Prize are made possible through the support of the Ohio Arts Council.
