Book Prize​

PRIZE: $1,000 & OPTION TO PUBLISH WITH UNLEASH PRESS 

UPDATE: Submission window is closed. We will open again soon. Guidelines will be the same as below (with adjusted dates). In the meantime, write well. 

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Details:

$1,000 advance and standard contract from Unleash Press for one winning manuscript. Novels, poetry collections, short story collections, and creative nonfiction manuscripts are accepted.

Full-length, completed manuscripts only.

Guidelines:

• Submissions will be accepted until December 15, 2023. 

• We accept simultaneous submissions, but please notify us immediately if the manuscript is accepted elsewhere and you wish to withdraw it from consideration.

• There are no refunds if you withdraw a submission.

• Please include a cover letter with a summary. Your name and contact information may appear in the cover letter area. Please leave all identifying information off of the manuscript as the first round of reading is blind.

• The minimum length of a manuscript is 30,000 words for prose or 70 pages for poetry.

• Genres accepted include fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, and experimental/hybrid. 

Formatting:

• Please include page numbers.

• Please double-space and use a 12pt font.

• Submit as a .doc, .docx, .rtf, or PDF file format

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Submit here.

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FINAL JUDGE: Richard C. McPherson, author of Man Wanted in Cheyenne (Unleash Press, 2023)

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