The Letter Review Prize (May – June) Is Now Open
The Prize is awarded every two months in the categories of Short Stories, Poetry, and Flash Fiction. We offer a total Prize pool of $2600 USD and publication for our winners.
The Letter Review Prize for Short Stories
Letter Review is offering $1000 USD Prize pool in a competition for short stories between 1000 – 3000 words. No genre or theme restrictions: all stories welcome. Open to writers who live anywhere in the world. Our winners are published, and in addition First Place receives $600 USD, Second Place receives $250 USD, and Third Place receives $150 USD. Twenty writers are longlisted. All entries are considered for publication, submission to the Pushcart Prize, and for further anthologies. The Prize is judged blind to ensure fairness. See our Previous Winners Page here, and our Comments / Testimonials Page here. Enter via Submittable using the button below.
The Letter Review Prize for Poetry
Letter Review is offering $800 USD total Prize pool in a competition for poems of not more than 70 lines. No subject or style restrictions: all poems welcome. Open to writers who live anywhere in the world. First Prize is $400 USD, Second Prize is $250 USD, and Third Prize is $150 USD. All winning entries are published at Letter Review. Twenty poets will be Longlisted. All entries are considered for publication, submission to the Pushcart Prize, and for further anthologies. The Prize is judged blind to ensure fairness. See our Previous Winners Page here, and our Comments / Testimonials Page here. Enter via Submittable using the button below.
The Letter Review Prize for Flash Fiction
Letter Review is offering $800 USD total Prize pool in a competition for short stories up to 999 words in length. No genre or theme restrictions: all stories welcome. The Prize is open to writers who live anywhere in the world. First Prize is $400 USD and publication, Second Prize is $250 USD and publication, and Third Prize is $150 USD and publication. Twenty writers will be Longlisted. All entries are considered for publication, submission to the Pushcart Prize, and for further anthologies. The Prize is judged blind to ensure fairness. See our Previous Winners Page here, and our Comments / Testimonials Page here. Enter via Submittable using the button below.
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Letter Review offers a wealth of information along the full spectrum of writing, from craft to the publication business, while providing a showcase for new fiction and poetry from dedicated authors. I feel very privileged to be a part of it.”
— Laura Carnes Williams (First Place in Letter Review Prize for Short Stories)