2026 Fiction Chapbook Contest

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  • Submit up to 60 pages of fiction by August 15, 2026
  • Manuscripts may include any combination of flash fiction, short stories, linked stories, story cycles, or novelettes.
  • Multiple and simultaneous submissions are fine, but each chapbook must be submitted separately and withdrawn if accepted elsewhere.
  • Entries must be unpublished in their current manuscript form. Individual stories previously appearing elsewhere are welcome; please include an acknowledgements page listing prior publications.
  • Don't include your name in the manuscript.
  • Writers with close personal or professional relationships with the editors are not eligible.
  • The entry fee is $17.
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