The National Baseball Poetry Festival invites submissions of poems that deal with any aspect of the gamesmanship, nature, and atmosphere of baseball and/or softball. No restriction on form. Submit one poem that fits on a single page. For full submission guidelines, prizes, awards and more, please visit BaseballPoetryFest.org.
Entry fee: No fee
Deadline: March 27, 2026
The North American Review Press is reviving the journal Short Story and launching the Short Story Prize. This year’s judge is Molly Antopol. The first annual issue will be published in October. They’re open not only to literary stories, but also Westerns, thrillers, crime stories, tales, yarns, and other narrative modes.
Prize: $1,000 (winner); $100 (finalists)
Entry fee:
Deadline: April 1, 2026
A prize of £10,000 is given annually for a previously published short story by a writer of African descent. The story must have been published in the five years preceding the submissions deadline.
Prize: £10,000
Entry fee: No fee
Deadline: February 27, 2026
Open to writers worldwide, published and unpublished. For short stories on any topic up to two thousand words. They welcome stories in all genres: literary, historic, crime, romance, realism, contemporary, humor, and more.
Prize: £3,000
Entry fee: £11
Deadline: February 28, 2026 (UK time)
The Pinch Literary Award in Fiction recognizes the best short-form fiction writing by awarding one story $2,000, publication in Pinch, and two contributor copies.
Prize: $2,000
Entry fee: $28
Deadline: February 28, 2026
The Snowbound Chapbook Award includes a cash award of $1,000 in addition to publication by Tupelo Press, twenty-five copies of the winning chapbook, a book launch, and national distribution with energetic publicity and promotion.
Prize: $1,000
Entry fee: $25
Deadline: February 28, 2026
The Hazel Rowley Prize rewards a first-time biographer with $5,000 for a work in progress, in addition to a careful reading from an established agent; a year’s membership in Biographers International Organization (along with registration to the annual BIO conference); and publicity for the author and project through the BIO website, The Biographer’s Craft newsletter, etc.
Prize: $5,000
Entry fee: $25
Deadline: March 1, 2026
Open to nonfiction writers worldwide, published and unpublished. For nonfiction essays on any topic of up to two thousand words, excluding title and bibliography.
Prize: £1,000
Entry fee: £10
Deadline: March 10, 2026
Open to writers and illustrators worldwide. This is a competition for writers and illustrators of young adult fiction—for novels and graphic novels.
Prize: £1,500
Entry fee: £19
Deadline: March 10, 2026
The DAG Prize for Literature is awarded annually to a prose writer whose work offers significant innovation—for example, at the level of form, content, or genre. This prize is for writers who have already published one book of prose for an adult readership with a nationally distributed US press.
Prize: $20,000
Entry fee: No fee
Deadline: March 18, 2026
Poems may be previously published or unpublished, and simultaneous submissions are accepted. The winner receives $1,000, a bronze medallion, and publication in The Lascaux Review.
Prize: $1,000
Entry fee: $15
Deadline: March 31, 2026
Kinsman Avenue Publishing is celebrating one BIPOC or underrepresented poet with a thematic collection, capturing a personal journey or season of life.
Prize: $1,500
Entry fee: $25 (or free for active priority members)
Deadline: March 31, 2026