Juniper Prize for Fiction
The Juniper Prize for Fiction is awarded annually to two original manuscripts of fiction: one short story collection and one novel. The University of Massachusetts Press publishes the winning manuscripts, and the authors receive a $1,000 award upon publication.
Competition guidelines
All submissions must be made through Submittable and will only be accepted each year between August 1 and September 30 (11:59 p.m. EDT).
The entry fee is $30.
All manuscripts will be judged anonymously by a faculty-judge from or affiliated with the distinguished University of Massachusetts MFA program. The winners will be announced on the University of Massachusetts Press website in April, with publication slated for the following spring.
Eligibility
1. The competition is open to all writers in English, whether or not they are U.S. residents. However, current employees and students of the University of Massachusetts and previous Juniper Prize for Fiction winners are not eligible.
2. Both novels and collections of stories are eligible.
3. Work that has previously appeared in magazines, in whole or in part, is eligible, but should be so identified on the manuscript cover sheet.
4. Self-published works are ineligible.
5. Manuscripts by more than one author are not eligible.
6. Translations are not eligible.
More information and entry portal here.
Juniper Prize for Creative Nonfiction
The Juniper Prize for Creative Nonfiction is awarded annually to one original manuscript. The University of Massachusetts Press publishes the winning manuscript, and the author receives a $1,000 award upon publication.
Competition guidelines
All submissions must be made through Submittable and will only be accepted each year between August 1 and September 30 (11:59 p.m. EDT).
The entry fee is $30.
All manuscripts will be judged anonymously by a faculty-judge from or affiliated with the distinguished University of Massachusetts MFA program. The winner will be announced at the University of Massachusetts Press website in April, with publication slated for the following spring.
Eligibility
1. The competition is open to all writers in English, whether or not they are U.S. residents. However, current employees and students of the University of Massachusetts and previous Juniper Prize winners are not eligible.
2. While submissions might span the genres of memoir, essay, literary journalism, or biography, we seek fresh and innovative projects.
3. Selections of the work that have previously appeared in magazines are eligible but should be identified in the cover letter.
4. Self-published works are ineligible.
5. Manuscripts by more than one author are not eligible.
6. Translations are not eligible.
More information and entry portal here.
Juniper Prize for Poetry
The Juniper Prize for Poetry is awarded annually to two original manuscripts of poems: one first book prize for a previously unpublished author and one prize for a previously published author. The University of Massachusetts Press publishes the winning manuscripts, and the authors receive a $1,000 award upon publication.
Competition guidelines
All submissions must be made through Submittable and will only be accepted each year between August 1 and September 30 (11:59 p.m. EDT).
The entry fee is $30.
All manuscripts will be judged anonymously by a faculty-judge from or affiliated with the distinguished University of Massachusetts MFA program. The winners will be announced at the University of Massachusetts Press website in April, with publication slated for the following spring.
Eligibility
1. The competition is open to all writers in English, whether or not they are U.S. residents. However, current employees and students of the University of Massachusetts and previous Juniper Prize for Poetry winners are not eligible.
2. Manuscripts by more than one author are not eligible.
3. Translations are not eligible.
4. Chapbooks are not eligible. If your manuscript is derived from a chapbook, please ensure that the Juniper submission is significantly different from the chapbook.
5. Collected works of previously published poems are not eligible.
More information and submission entry here
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