C&R Press Poetry Book Award

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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C&R Press is an independent publisher offering annual book prizes and open reading periods for poetry, fiction, and nonfiction manuscripts.

Response time info: 6-12 months

Read the full guidelines at crpress.submittable.com↗

Submission calls

fictionCloses Sep 21Fee: $32.00Pays: $1,250 prize (advance against royalties) and publication; standard royalty contract; media campaign valued at $2,000

C&R Press $1,250 Award for Prose (Fiction or NonFiction) 2026: $1,250 prize and publication for a novel or short story collection, memoir, essays, or hybrid prose text; no maximum page count; all manuscripts considered for standard publication; winner, finalists, and longlist announced in December 2

nonfictionCloses Sep 21Fee: $32.00Pays: $1,250 prize (advance against royalties) and publication; standard royalty contract; media campaign valued at $2,000

C&R Press $1,250 Award for Prose (Fiction or NonFiction) 2026: $1,250 prize and publication for a memoir, essays, or hybrid prose text; no maximum page count; all manuscripts considered for standard publication; winner, finalists, and longlist announced in December 2026 or later.

poetryCloses Sep 21Fee: $32.00Pays: $1,250 prize (advance against royalties) and publication; standard royalty contract; media campaign valued at $2,000

C&R Press $1,250 Poetry Book Award 2026: $1,250 prize and publication for a poetry manuscript of 55-110 pages; all styles, genres, approaches, and voices encouraged; submissions are read blind and all are considered for standard publication; winner, shortlists, and longlists announced in December 20

fictionCloses Sep 22Fee: $30.00Pays: Standard royalty-based contract

Summer Full-Length Open 2026: Open for full-length novels and short story collections for the 2026 and 2027 catalogs (and beyond); all styles and voices welcome; Q3, Summer, ends Sept 22, 2026; Q4, Fall, opens Sept 23 through Dec 22.

nonfictionCloses Sep 22Fee: $30.00Pays: Standard royalty-based contract

Summer Full-Length Open 2026: Open for full-length creative nonfiction, memoir, essays, and hybrid work for the 2026 and 2027 catalogs (and beyond); all styles and voices welcome; Q3, Summer, ends Sept 22, 2026; Q4, Fall, opens Sept 23 through Dec 22.

poetryCloses Sep 22Fee: $30.00Pays: Standard royalty-based contract

Summer Full-Length Open 2026: Open for full-length poetry manuscripts for the 2026 and 2027 catalogs (and beyond); all styles and voices welcome; Q3, Summer, ends Sept 22, 2026; Q4, Fall, opens Sept 23 through Dec 22.

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