Randall Jarrell Poetry Competition
Postmark deadline: March 1 (annual)
Submissions accepted: January 15 – March 1
The Randall Jarrell Poetry Competition accepts one-poem submissions. The contest awards the winner $200 and publication in storySouth. Questions may be directed to Terry L. Kennedy, Associate Director, MFA Writing Program, at tlkenned@uncg.edu.
Eligibility and Guidelines
- The competition is open to any writer who is a
legal resident of North Carolina or a member of the North Carolina
Writers’ Network. - Submissions should be one poem only (40-line limit).
- Poem must be single-spaced, in 12-point, standard font.
- Author's name should not appear on manuscripts.
- The
winner and finalists will be announced in May. - An entry fee must accompany the poem. Multiple
submissions are accepted, one poem per entry fee: $10 for NCWN members,
$15 for nonmembers. - You may pay member entry fee if you join the NCWN with your submission.
Randall Jarrell Poetry Competition
Postmark deadline: March 1 (annual)
Submissions accepted: January 15 – March 1
The Randall Jarrell Poetry Competition accepts one-poem submissions. The contest awards the winner $200 and publication in storySouth. Questions may be directed to Terry L. Kennedy, Associate Director, MFA Writing Program, at tlkenned@uncg.edu.
Eligibility and Guidelines
- The competition is open to any writer who is a
legal resident of North Carolina or a member of the North Carolina
Writers’ Network. - Submissions should be one poem only (40-line limit).
- Poem must be single-spaced, in 12-point, standard font.
- Author's name should not appear on manuscripts.
- The
winner and finalists will be announced in May. - An entry fee must accompany the poem. Multiple
submissions are accepted, one poem per entry fee: $10 for NCWN members,
$15 for nonmembers. - You may pay member entry fee if you join the NCWN with your submission.
Postmark deadline: January 30 (annual)
Submissions accepted: December 1 – January 30
The Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize honors
internationally celebrated North Carolina novelist Thomas Wolfe. The
winner receives $1,000 and possible publication in The Thomas Wolfe Review.
Eligibility and Guidelines
- The competition is open to all writers regardless of
geographical location or prior publication. - Submit an unpublished fiction manuscript
- short story or self-contained novel excerpt - not to exceed 3,000 words, double-spaced, 1" margins, 12-pt. Times New Roman font. - Do not include a cover sheet with your document; Submittable will collect
and record your name and contact information. - An entry fee must accompany the manuscript: $15 for
NCWN members, $25 for nonmembers. - The entry fee is per submission. You may submit
multiple entries. - You may pay the member entry fee if you join the NCWN when you submit.
- The winner is announced each April.
- Simultaneous submissions ok, but please notify us
immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.
Postmark deadline: January 30 (annual)
Submissions accepted: December 1 – January 30
The Thomas Wolfe Fiction Prize honors
internationally celebrated North Carolina novelist Thomas Wolfe. The
winner receives $1,000 and possible publication in The Thomas Wolfe Review.
Eligibility and Guidelines
- The competition is open to all writers regardless of
geographical location or prior publication. - Submit an unpublished fiction manuscript
- short story or self-contained novel excerpt - not to exceed 3,000 words, double-spaced, 1" margins, 12-pt. Times New Roman font. - Do not include a cover sheet with your document; Submittable will collect
and record your name and contact information. - An entry fee must accompany the manuscript: $15 for
NCWN members, $25 for nonmembers. - The entry fee is per submission. You may submit
multiple entries. - You may pay the member entry fee if you join the NCWN when you submit.
- The winner is announced each April.
- Simultaneous submissions ok, but please notify us
immediately if your work is accepted elsewhere.