Saturday, June 17, 2023

Writing Competition: 2023 Swamp Pink Prizes for Indigenous Writers



From July 1st to July 15th, submit fiction and nonfiction of up to 25 pages or a set of 1-3 poems. Winners in each genre will receive $500 and publication.

Guidelines: There is no entry fee. Submissions are open to Indigenous writers in the U.S. Before submitting, please remove your name and any other identifying information from your manuscript. Writers may submit work to multiple categories, but please limit submissions to 1 per genre. We accept simultaneous submissions. Please contact us promptly should the work be accepted elsewhere.

swamp pink Prizes for Indigenous Writers Selection Process

1st Round of Judging: Blind read by genre editors. Finalists (approximately 10 poems, 10 pieces of fiction/prose, and 10 pieces of nonfiction) will then be forwarded to the contest judges for the 2nd round of judging.

2nd Round of Judging: Blind read by contest judges. Judges change on an annual basis.

Winners and runners-up will be announced by November 1st.

Submit your entry here.

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