The deadline for the 2024 Joy Harjo Poetry Prize AND 2024 Barry Lopez Creative Nonfiction is midnight November 1, 2024
Submit only one essay or memoir piece unless you are asked to resubmit by an editor. This year, we call for nonfiction that addresses either recent supreme court decisions or war and its effects. Send ONLY your finest unpublished/unposted writing. TAKING LIBERTIES will be our 20th Anniversary Issue. It will be a print issue. The competition is stiff. We are open to all styles, but we favor nonfiction with an edge. The word limit is 5000 words. There is a small reading fee. Include a short bio note. Give us two to six months to make a decision. Thank you for your interest in our journal.
At 358 pages, Puro Chicanx is a historic collection of poems and prose featuring 84 contemporary Chicanx writers, including Sandra Cisneros, Alberto Rios, Luis Alberto Urrea, Octavio Solis, Denise Chavez, Demetria Martinez, Carmen Tafolla, Octavio Quintanilla, Edward Vidaurre, Raul Sanchez, Rosemary Catacalos, Griz Munoz, Matt Mendez, Matt Sedillo, Gary Soto and more.
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Cutthroat.
Our theme is TAKING LIBERTIES: WRITERS RESPOND TO WAR & ITS EFFECTS AND SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
Submit up to 3 poems (100 line limit/one poem per page) in 12 point font. NO AUTHOR NAME ALLOWED ON ANY MS. There is a $25 nonrefundable entry fee per submission. READING PERIOD: August 31, 2023- December 5, 2023. UNPUBLISHED WORK ONLY! No work that has already won a prize is eligible. No former CUTTHROAT prize-winning author may enter the contest he/or she has previously won. Enter as often as you wish. Multiple submissions okay, but we must be informed immediately of acceptances elsewhere. Finalists considered for publication. Winners published in CUTTHROAT and announced on our website, in POETS & WRITERS and New Pages. No relatives of or staff members of CUTTHROAT nor close friends, relatives and no students of judges are eligible to enter our contests. See www.cutthroatmag.com for more information. WE RECOMMEND YOU READ A COPY OF CUTTHROAT BEFORE ENTERING OUR CONTESTS.
Our Final Judge is ELISE PASCHEN
One essay or memoir piece (5000 word limit/double s spaced) in 12 point font. NO AUTHOR NAME ALLOWED ON ANY MS. There is a $25 nonrefundable entry fee per submission. READING PERIOD: August 31, 2024- November 15, 2024. UNPUBLISHED WORK ONLY! No work that has already won a prize is eligible. No former CUTTHROAT prize-winning author may enter the contest he/or she has previously won. Enter as often as you wish. Multiple submissions okay, but we must be informed immediately of acceptances elsewhere. Finalists considered for publication. Winners published in CUTTHROAT and announced on our website, in POETS & WRITERS and NEW PAGES. No relatives of or staff members of CUTTHROAT nor close friends, relatives and no students of judges are eligible to enter our contests. See www.cutthroatmag.com for more information. WE RECOMMEND YOU READ A COPY OF CUTTHROAT BEFORE ENTERING OUR CONTESTS.
FINAL JUDGE is PAM HOUSTON
Cutthroat 24 is a double issue. Contributors include:
Daniel Barnum-Swett, Tony Barnstone, Austin Bennett, Kimberley Blaeser, Chris Bullard, .chisaroakwu., Stewe Claeson, Chard DeNiord, Ty Dettioff, Richard Dinges, Anita Endrezze, Michele Feeney, Courtney Felle, Ann Fisher-Wirth, Jerry Gates, Julia Mary Gibson, Jenn Givhan, Hedy Habra, Joy Harjo, Elizabeth Hellstern, Sandra Hunter, Richard Jackson, Patricia Spears Jones, Whitney Judd, Sarah Kaminski, Barry Kitterman, Joan Larkin, Angela LaVoie, Sara Levine, Jennifer Martelli, Tim Miller, Patricia Colleen Murphy, Naomi Shihab Nye, Martin Penman, Samuel Piccone, Herbert Plummer, Sarah Priestman, Maj Ragain, Linsey Royce, Anele Rubin, David St. John, Sarah Elizabeth Schantz, Danielle Sellers, Art Smith, Jane Hipkins Sobie, Meredith Striker, Melissa Studdard, Emma Claire Sweeney, John Tait, Shelly Taylor, Marina Tsvetayeva, Heidi Vanderbilt, George Wallace, Donley Watt, Patricia Jabbeh Wesley, and Ann Leshy Wood
It is $20 online which includes cover price of $15, postal and Submittable charges.
Back Issues are $15: Please specify the numbered issue you wish to purchase.
Submit only one story unless you are asked to resubmit by an editor. Submit only one short story unless you are asked to resubmit by an editor. This year, we call for writing that concerns recent controversial Supreme Court Decisions or War and Its Effects. This will be our 20th Anniversary print issue. Send ONLY your finest unpublish/unposted writing. The competition is stiff. We are open to all styles, but we favor writing with an edge. The word limit is 5000 words. There is a nominal reading fee to help cover Submittable fees. Include a short bio note. Give us two to six months to make a decision--we do read every submission carefully. Thank you for your interest in our journal.
We publish book reviews of books published by small presses. Please, reviews should be no longer than 250 words. Make sure you format the publication information for the book you are reviewing. We will get back to you with our decisions by January 2024. If accepted, your review will appear in Cutthroat 29.
Submit 3-5 POEMS unless you are asked to resubmit by an editor. This year, we call for poems that concerns recent controversial Supreme Court Decisions. Send ONLY your finest UNPUBLISHED/UNPOSTED writing. The competition is stiff. We are open to all styles, but we favor writing with an edge. We are particularly concerned with social issues. Please read a copy of our journal before submitting to determine what our tastes are. Each poem has a limit of 100 lines. There is a nominal reading fee to help cover Submittable fees. Include a short bio note. Give us two to six months to make a decision. Thank you for your interest in our journal.