We are pleased to announce the judges of our 2022-23 poetry and nonfiction contests.
The submission window has been extended until February 7, 2023.
CutBank Genre Contests
What We're Looking For
Thought-provoking, well-crafted fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Whether your writing is classic or genre-defying, send us your most captivating work.
Submission Guidelines
Submissions will be accepted only through the Submittable submission manager. Print or email submissions will not be considered. Please include a brief cover letter, biography, and contact information in the form provided. Please do not include identifying information in the body of your submission.
Submissions must be previously unpublished.
Simultaneous submissions are certainly welcome, provided that you withdraw your CutBank submission immediately via Submittable if it is accepted elsewhere.
Submissions should be double spaced, no more than five poems and/or 35 pages.
The $20 contest entry fee covers the reading of a single submission in a single genre. Please send only a single work of no greater than 35 pages or five poems. Writers are permitted to submit in multiple genres, but please submit only once per genre.
One winner in each genre will receive a $500 honorarium, publication in the print issue of CutBank 99, and one contributor’s copy of CutBank 99.