Writing Competitions: 2024 Nimrod Literary Awards

The 2024 Nimrod Literary Awards, The Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction and The Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry, are open! The Awards offer first prizes of $2,000 and publication and second prizes of $1,000 and publication. Winners will also take part in a Virtual Awards Ceremony and Reading with our final judges in autumn 2024. This year's final judges are Kelly Link (fiction) and Paisley Rekdal (poetry). 

The deadline to submit is April 1st.

The Awards are among the most distinguished literary prizes in the country. The contest winners will be published in the fall issue of Nimrod, as will all finalists and selected semi-finalists. Finalists and published semi-finalists will be paid at a rate of $10/page. 

Contest Rules
The 46th Nimrod Literary Awards: The Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction & The Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry

First Prize: $2,000 and publication
Second Prize: $1,000 and publication

Contest Begins: January 1, 2024
Postmark Deadline: April 1, 2024

Poetry: 3-10 pages of poetry (one long poem or several short poems)

Fiction: 7,500 words maximum (one short story or a self-contained excerpt from a novel)

International submissions are welcome. 

Winners, finalists, and selected semi-finalists will be published.

No previously published works or works accepted for publication elsewhere. Author's name must not appear on the manuscript. 

Online Submissions: Submit Online via Submittable.

Postal Submissions: Include a cover sheet containing major title and any subtitles, author's name, full address, phone, and email. Manuscripts should be stapled, if possible; if not, please bind with a heavy clip. "Contest Entry" should be clearly indicated on both the outer envelope and the cover sheet. Include SASE for results only.  If no SASE is sent, no contest results will be sent; however, the results will be posted on Nimrod's website. Manuscripts will not be returned. Send postal submissions to Nimrod Journal, Literary Contest, The University of Tulsa, 800 S. Tucker Dr., Tulsa, OK 74104. Please also mark fiction or poetry (whichever is applicable) on the outer envelope.

Entry Fee: Each entry must each be accompanied by a $20 fee (additional $3 fee for online submissions).  Make checks payable to Nimrod. Entry fee includes both entry fee & a one-year subscription (two issues, print or digital options).

Questions: nimrod@utulsa.edu