Walter Cummins Award for Short Story Collection 

Submissions for the 2026 Award are open until March 31. 
See the full details at Submittable
The 2025 recipient: Alan Sincic,
Peripheral Vision, forthcoming summer 2026

 

The 2024 winner: Eugene Datta,
The Color of Noon

Call for poetry collections

Open General Free Reading until Feb. 28
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Thomas E. Kennedy Annual Novel Award 

Submissions for the 2027 Award open until April 11, 2026.
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The 2024 winner: Richard Felligner, An American Girl 

 
The 2025 winner: Susan Forrest Castle, Ensoulment

The International Series is accepting book submissions HERE at Submittable from writers who were born in any country in South America starting on March 1.

Novels, Novellas, Poetry, Short Stories

Writers must be able to show evidence of birth but may reside in or be a citizen of any country now.

Our goal is to publish as many books from as many authors from different countries as possible. This is your chance to represent your birth nation.