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This Week’s Best Calls For Submissions, Writing Contests, Conferences, And Residencies

Sunspot Lit Goldilocks Zone Contest
Deadline: 4/30/2024
Submission Link: Sunspot Lit Goldilocks Zone Contest
Entry Fee: $10
First Prize: $500
Line Count: 24 MAX (poetry)
Word Count: 2,500 MAX (prose)
Genre: Poetry, Short Story, Novel or Novella Excerpt, Artwork, Graphic Novel

Backwaters Press Backwaters Prize in Poetry
Deadline: 5/1/2024
Submission Link: Backwaters Press Backwaters Prize in Poetry
Entry Fee: $32
First Prize: $2,000
Page Count: 60-85
Winning Entry Published? Yes
Genre: Poetry Collections

Regal House Publishing Fugere Book Prize
Deadline: 5/15/2024
Submission Link: Regal House Publishing Fugere Book Prize
Entry Fee: $25
First Prize: $1,000
Word Count: 17,000 – 40,000
Winning Entry Published? Yes
Genre: Novellas

New Letters Literary Awards
Date: 5/20/2024
Submission Link: New Letters Literary Awards
Entry Fee: $24
First Prize: $2,500
Title Count: 1-6 (poetry)
Word Count: 8,000 MAX (prose)
Winning Entry Published? Yes
Genre: Poetry, Short Stories, Essays

YELLOW: A Hue Are You Anthology Series
Deadline: 6/1/2024
Submission Link: YELLOW: A Hue Are You Anthology Series
Word Count: 500 MAX
Genre: Poetry, Short Stories, Essays