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CONTEST GUIDELINES:

Dzanc Books solicits submissions through our annual contests:

• the Prize for Fiction, which recognizes novels that are daring, original, and innovative, and offers a $5,000 advance and publication;
• the Short Story Collection Prize, which seeks well-crafted and powerful book-length collections and offers a $2,500 advance and publication;
• and, in 2024, the Poetry Prize, which seeks brilliant poetry collections and offers a $1,000 advance and publication.

Our contests open February 1 and close September 30. The winner of each contest, along with a short list of finalists, will be announced by the end of the year.

Please note: At this time, we are not seeking submissions of YA/children's fiction.

For any questions about the contests or our submissions policy, please email michelle@dzancbooks.org. We look forward to reading your work.