Crab Creek Review Poetry PrizeThe Crab Creek Review Poetry Prize opens February 15th! Judged by Kelli Russell Agodon, the contest will accept entries until May 15, 2024. A $500 prize will be awarded for the winning poem. All entries considered for publication. Winner and finalists will appear in Crab Creek Review.
The entry fee is $16 per submission. Multiple submissions are allowed, but each batch must be submitted separately, with its own entry fee. This submission fee funds the print production of each issue. All submissions are accepted through Submittable. About the Judge
Kelli Russell Agodon is a bi/queer poet and editor from the Pacific Northwest. Kelli's newest book Dialogues with Rising Tides (Copper Canyon Press) was named a Finalist in the Washington State Book Awards and shortlisted for the Eric Hoffer Book Award Grand Prize in Poetry. She is the cofounder of Two Sylvias Press where she works as an editor and book cover designer. Her other books include Letters from the Emily Dickinson Room (Winner of the Foreword Indies Book of the Year in Poetry, Washington State Book Finalist, and shortlisted for the Julie Suk Prize), The Daily Poet: Day-By-Day Prompts for Your Writing Practice (coauthored with Martha Silano), and the newly released Demystifying the Manuscript: Essays and Interviews on Creating a Book of Poems which she coedited with Susan Rich. Kelli lives in a sleepy seaside town in Washington State on traditional lands of the Chimacum, Coast Salish, S'Klallam, and Suquamish people where she is an avid paddleboarder and hiker. She teaches at Pacific Lutheran University’s low-res MFA program, the Rainier Writing Workshop. She is also currently part of a project between local land trusts and artists to help raise awareness for the preservation of land, ecosystems, and biodiversity called Writing the Land. www.agodon.com / www.twosylviaspress.com Submission Guidelines:
SPECIAL FICTION PERIOD OPENS 3/1/24!Crab Creek Review is hosting a themed fiction submission period this spring! Exploring themes of displacement or the immigration experience, this submission period will be edited by by guest editor, Lana Spendl.
Submissions will run March 1st through April 1st. All work must be submitted through Submittable. What We Are Seeking: We are looking for short fiction that explores the displacement or immigration experience. Separation from one’s country or culture—whether voluntary or not—generates a range of feelings/experiences: disorientation, grief, nostalgia, curiosity, surprise, and a negotiation of a new sense of self, to name a few. Send us fiction—flash or full length—that uncovers some nuance of this experience. Pieces may include characters moving countries or characters being displaced within their country of birth due to a change in circumstances. They may include experiences of internal displacement from a previous, defining situation. They may include the visceral, the poignant, the philosophical, even the humorous. This call is merely a starting point, as we are interested in being surprised by any aspect your work seeks to explore in connection to the theme. We welcome work from writers who are Black, Indigenous, and people of color, writers of all sexual orientations and gender identities, writers of varying socio-economic status, and writers with physical or mental differences. The Specifics:
Lana Spendl is the author of the chapbook We Cradled Each Other in the Air. Her work has appeared in World Literature Today, The Rumpus, The Greensboro Review, Baltimore Review, New Ohio Review, Zone 3, and other journals. She is originally from Bosnia, and her childhood was divided between Bosnia and Spain due to the Bosnian war in the early ‘90s.
CLOSED SUBMISSION WINDOWSGeneral SubmissionsThe reading period is open from September 15 through November 15, or when our 300 Submittable Cap is hit. The editors seek original, unpublished poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction via Submittable. Submissions are free, and payment is in contributor copies. We look forward to reading your work, and encourage early submissions.
General Submission Guidelines:
Poetry: Send up to four poems, no more than eight pages total. We welcome your best work, and have no restrictions on form or content, except that we will not consider work that is defamatory, discriminatory, or that promotes hatred. 12pt standard font. One batch of submissions per reading period. Revisions may be made upon acceptance; please do not withdraw and resubmit your work due to revisions concerns. Creative Nonfiction Send one piece up to 1,000 words per submission period. We’re looking to publish fresh perspectives from diverse voices—essays where race, ethnicity, pop culture, class, identity, gender, humor, sexuality, diasporas, and language intersect. We want to read exceptional narratives that illuminate the range of bitter and sweet that is human existence. Regardless of topic, we’re looking for well-crafted prose that exhibits depth and nuance, a clear voice, personal reflection, and vivid scenes. Experimental and non-traditional forms welcome. We do not publish literary criticism, scholarly articles, or straight reportage. Double-spaced, 12-point standard font. Revisions may be made upon acceptance; do not withdraw and resubmit your work due to revision concerns. CLOSED--FAST LANE!
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