swamp pink Prizes

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swamp pink runs an annual fiction, nonfiction, and poetry contest with publication and cash prizes for winners.

Response time info: Winners and runners-up will be announced by June 15th.

Read the full guidelines at crazyhorse.cofc.edu↗

Submission calls

fictionLiteraryOpens Jan 1, 2027

Annual contest accepts short stories or prose up to 25 pages from January 1 through January 31. The winner receives $2,000 and publication; entries are considered for publication. Winners and runners-up are announced by June 15.

nonfictionLiteraryOpens Jan 1, 2027

Annual contest accepts essays up to 25 pages from January 1 through January 31. The winner receives $2,000 and publication; entries are considered for publication. Winners and runners-up are announced by June 15.

poetryLiteraryOpens Jan 1, 2027

Annual contest accepts a set of 1–3 poems from January 1 through January 31. The winner receives $2,000 and publication; entries are considered for publication. Winners and runners-up are announced by June 15.

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