Thanks for your interest in Dzanc Books. General submissions are now closed. Beginning March 1, we will take submissions for our two annual contests:
- The Prize for Fiction, which recognizes novels that are daring, original, and innovative, and offers a $5,000 advance and publication; and
- The Short Story Collection, which seeks well-crafted and powerful book-length collections and offers a $5,000 advance and publication;
Our contests close September 30. The winner of each contest, along with a short list of finalists, will be announced by the end of the year.
*Dzanc does not accept any submissions that are AI generated or where AI has been used in the writing process in any form. Please send us work drawn from your human artistry and ingenuity.
For any questions about the contests or our submissions policy, please email michelle@dzancbooks.org. We look forward to reading your work.
Dzanc House is a home and a hub for regional and national literary and cultural arts programming, and now offers a dedicated residency program, aimed at providing a nurturing space for emerging artists and writers to hone their craft and develop their unique voice.
Our residencies are open to writers, poets, translators, artists (working in all mediums), actors, directors, dancers, etc. from all over the world.
Submissions will open on April 1 and close on September 1, 2026.
Please contact Dzanc House via email with any questions: residency@dzanchouse.org
Dzanc House is a home and a hub for regional and national literary and cultural arts programming, and now offers a versatile Day Studio residency program for local artists and writers who seek a nurturing and quiet space to work on their creative projects without needing to stay the night.
Our Day Studio residencies are limited to writers, poets, translators, artists (working in all mediums), actors, directors, etc. from Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor, and Washtenaw County.
Submissions will open on March 1. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance status by April 15 or May 15. Day Studio Residencies will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Day Studios run from March 15–June 15 2025.
Please contact Dzanc House via email with any questions: gallery@dzancbooks.org
Dzanc House is a home and a hub for regional and national literary and cultural arts programming, and now offers a dedicated summer writing intensive, aimed at providing a supportive workshop environment with professionals in the literary space for established and emerging writers to hone their craft and develop their unique voice.
This offering is open to writers from all over the world.
Registration for Summer Writing Intensives is open now through April 15. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance status by May 1, 2026. The Summer Writing Intensive Week 1 will run from June 14–June 20, 2026 and Week 2 will run from June 21–June 27, 2026.