Boudin

The 2026 Novelette Chapbook Contest seeks one unpublished original story of 25–40 manuscript pages; deadline September 15, 2026. Entry fee is $20. The winner receives $1,000 and publication; two runners-up receive publication. Simultaneous submissions and multiple manuscripts are allowed. Submissions are judged anonymously. The contest cannot award prize money to international submissions, though publication and subscription prizes remain available.

“Boo”din: Creepy Crawlies—October ’26 seeks fiction under 7,000 words about creepy, subtle, unsettling experiences; no gratuitous violence or gore. One submission per person, with up to three poems in one document counting as one submission. Final submissions are due September 15, 2026. The issue offers $100, $50, and $25 prizes. Prize money is unavailable to international submissions, though publication remains available.

“Boo”din: Creepy Crawlies—October ’26 seeks creative nonfiction under 7,000 words about creepy, subtle, unsettling experiences; no gratuitous violence or gore. One submission per person, with up to three poems in one document counting as one submission. Final submissions are due September 15, 2026. The issue offers $100, $50, and $25 prizes. Prize money is unavailable to international submissions, though publication remains available.

“Boo”din: Creepy Crawlies—October ’26 also accepts hybrid written submissions under 7,000 words about creepy, subtle, unsettling experiences; no gratuitous violence or gore. One submission per person. Final submissions are due September 15, 2026. The issue offers $100, $50, and $25 prizes. Prize money is unavailable to international submissions, though publication remains available.