Bellevue Literary Press Literary Fiction, Literary Non-fiction blpress.org ops@blpress.org Bellevue Literary Press has been publishing prize-winning books since 2007. It is the first and only non-profit press dedicated to literary fiction and non-fiction at the intersection of the arts and sciences. Originally housed in historic Bellevue Hospital, BLP was established as a project of the…
DEADLINE: May 1st… The 34th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest is organized by Winning Writers. For this contest, a story is any short work of fiction, and an essay is any short work of nonfiction. Both published and unpublished work is accepted, written in any theme. No restriction on age of author. Deadline: May…
This is Water is David Foster Wallace‘s 2005 commencement speech to the graduating class at Kenyon College. This Is Water is a book by David Foster Wallace, published in 2009, that contains his famous 2005 Kenyon College commencement speech, “This Is Water: Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life”. The…
Bella Books Novels, SS, Mystery, Romance, Lesbian, LGBTQ+ bellabooks.com info@bellabooks.com submissions@bellabooks.com Looking for Romance titles. Bella Books publishes fiction for and about women-loving-women. From romance to mystery and science-fiction—to erotica and thrillers—Bella Books embraces and celebrates the worldwide community of lesbian, Sapphic, queer, non-binary readers and authors of all ages, cultures and colors. The acclaimed…
DEADLINE: April 30th… The Adrienne Rich Award for Poetry is an annual prize administered by the Beloit Poetry Journal, supported by the Adrienne Rich Literary Trust. It celebrates poetry that embodies the boldness, creativity, and social engagement championed by Adrienne Rich herself. Submit 1-3 unpublished poems on any subject in any style, up to a…
$15,000 Rattle Poetry Prize Deadline on Wed, Jul 15, 2026 11:00 PM One $15,000 Winner and ten $500 Finalists will be selected in an anonymized review by the editors of Rattle and printed in the Winter 2026 issue; one $5,000 Readers’ Choice Award will then be chosen from among the finalists by subscriber and entrant vote.…
Beaufort Books Novels, Thrillers, Non-fiction, Memoir, Bio beaufortbooks.com info@beaufortbooks.com beaufort@beaufortbooks.com WINNER – Next Generation Indie Book Awards, 2024 Beaufort Books is an independent publisher based in New York City. Beaufort publishes a mix of non-fiction and fiction titles, with about 15–20 new titles each year. Beaufort has published four New York Times bestsellers. Beaufort Books…
#theagedmothermatsuobasho… Also known as The Story of the Aged Mother, The Aged Mother by Matsuo Basho, a Japanese folktale, tells the story of an unkind ruler who issues cruel orders, including one demand that all old folks are to be abandoned and left to die. Basho tells a poignant story about a mother and her…
2027 Creative Capital for Artists, A free contest that offers 50 grants up to $50,000 for writers of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, and socially engaged and/or sustainable text-based practices. (Note that literature entries compete against the visual arts, performing arts, and film categories for 2026.) Entrants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, aged…
Beacon Publishing Novels, Non-fiction, History, Humor, All Genres beaconpublishinggroup.com info@beaconpublishinggroup.com Beacon Publishing Group is an award-winning, independent publisher of books and audio books formerly headquartered in NY, now with offices in South Carolina. Beacon has a broad array of titles in fiction & non-fiction, including business, young adult, history, romance, mystery, horror,…
