Writing Competition: Quarterly West Poetry and Prose Contests

Poetry and Prose Contests

This fall, Quarterly West will open for its poetry and prose contests from October 15 to November 15.

The winners will each receive $500 and publication in a forthcoming issue of Quarterly West. Runners-up in poetry and prose will each receive $200 and all entries will be considered for publication.

 To enter, please submit up to three poems or a prose piece (i.e., fiction, non-fiction, or any hybridization therein) through our Submittable link.

There is no fee to submit to the contests, and please submit no more than one entry per genre. Additional entries will go unread.

This year, the poetry judge is Douglas Kearney and the prose judge is Cristina Rivera Garza.