Dogwood

Open now for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.

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Dogwood is an annual teaching journal publishing anonymous fiction, nonfiction, and poetry while awarding contest prizes.

Response time info: Within 4 months of the September 5 contest deadline; contest decisions by January 15.

Read the full guidelines at dogwoodliterary.com↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsFee: Waived for incarcerated writers.Pays: $1,000 contest prize for the winning story; finalists are offered publication.

Open to: writers who are incarcerated may use this year-round fee-waived route; previously published work is ineligible.

Incarcerated writers may submit contest work year-round by mail, email, or CorrLinks; submission fees are waived. The regular contest guidelines apply, including fiction up to 22 pages and anonymous, previously unpublished work.

nonfictionLiteraryEligibility requirementsFee: Waived for incarcerated writers.Pays: $1,000 contest prize for the winning essay; finalists are offered publication.

Open to: writers who are incarcerated may use this year-round fee-waived route; previously published work is ineligible.

Incarcerated writers may submit contest work year-round by mail, email, or CorrLinks; submission fees are waived. The regular contest guidelines apply, including nonfiction up to 22 pages and anonymous, previously unpublished work.

poetryLiteraryEligibility requirementsFee: Waived for incarcerated writers.Pays: $1,000 contest prize for the winning poem; finalists are offered publication.

Open to: writers who are incarcerated may use this year-round fee-waived route; previously published work is ineligible.

Incarcerated writers may submit contest work year-round by mail, email, or CorrLinks; submission fees are waived. The regular contest guidelines apply, including one to three poems totaling no more than ten pages and anonymous, previously unpublished work.

fictionLiteraryOpens Jul 1, 2027

Non-contest submissions are accepted for free by mail and are considered for publication outside the contest. No page limit is stated on the page, and non-contest submitters are notified only if accepted.

nonfictionLiteraryOpens Jul 1, 2027

Non-contest submissions are accepted for free by mail and are considered for publication outside the contest. No page limit is stated on the page, and non-contest submitters are notified only if accepted.

poetryLiteraryOpens Jul 1, 2027

Non-contest submissions are accepted for free by mail and are considered for publication outside the contest. No page limit is stated on the page, and non-contest submitters are notified only if accepted.

fictionLiteraryOpens Jul 1, 2027

Annual contest submissions are accepted July 1-September 5. Submit fiction up to 22 pages; simultaneous submissions are allowed with notification, but previously published work is ineligible. The contest awards $1,000 for the best story, and finalists are considered for publication.

nonfictionLiteraryOpens Jul 1, 2027

Annual contest submissions are accepted July 1-September 5. Submit nonfiction up to 22 pages; simultaneous submissions are allowed with notification, but previously published work is ineligible. The contest awards $1,000 for the best essay, and finalists are considered for publication.

poetryLiteraryOpens Jul 1, 2027

Annual contest submissions are accepted July 1-September 5. Submit one, two, or three poems totaling no more than ten pages; simultaneous submissions are allowed with notification, but previously published work is ineligible. The contest awards $1,000 for the best poem, and finalists are considered for publication.

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