Driftwood Press
Open now for fiction.
Last checkedDriftwood Press is an independent publisher and literary magazine accepting fiction contests and novella-length book submissions.
Response time info: four to nine months (novella submissions; target six months)
Read the full guidelines at driftwoodpress.submittable.com↗Submission calls
In-house short story contest open September 1 through January 31; fiction only, 1,000-5,000 words, English-language submissions, anonymous reading, and a $400 grand prize or $200 runner-up payment. Submission fee is $30, including a free Driftwood Press fiction title.
Novella submissions are currently open for the Editors’ Pick Novella Prize. Driftwood seeks craft- and character-driven novellas with tangible worlds and dimensional relationships, welcomes strange and surreal narratives, and avoids young adult, fantasy, romance, science fiction, and mainstream mystery. Recommended length is 20,000-30,000 words. Response time is typically four to nine months, with a six-month target.
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