CUTTHROAT’s Poetry, Nonfiction, and Short Story Awards
2022
JOY HARJO POETRY PRIZE
BARRY LOPEZ NONFICTION PRIZE
RICK DEMARINIS SHORT STORY PRIZE
$1,300 First Prize, $300 Second Prize, Honorable Mention
JUDGES
JACQUELINE JOHNSON, POETRY
LAURA PRITCHETT, SHORT STORY
DEBORAH MIRANDA, NONFICTION
GUIDELINES: Go to cutthroatmag.com and submit poems, stories, and essays through our online submission manager on the Submissions page. Submit up to 3 poems (one poem per page, up to 100 lines per poem) or one short story or one creative nonfiction piece (5,000-word limit, double spaced) in 12-point font. NO AUTHOR NAME ALLOWED ON ANY MANUSCRIPT. There is a $25 nonrefundable entry fee per submission.
Deadline: November 1, 2022. UNPUBLISHED WORK ONLY! No work that has already won a prize is eligible. No former CUTTHROAT prizewinning author may enter the contest they have previously won. Enter as often as you wish. Simultaneous submissions okay, but we must be informed immediately of acceptances elsewhere. Finalists considered for publication. Winners are published in CUTTHROAT and announced on our website, in POETS & WRITERS, and winningwriters.com. No relatives of staff members of CUTTHROAT nor close friends, relatives, or students of our judges are eligible to enter our contests. See cutthroatmag.com for more information. WE RECOMMEND YOU READ A COPY OF CUTTHROAT BEFORE ENTERING OUR CONTESTS.
CUTTHROAT CONGRATULATES THE WINNERS OF THE 2021 LITERARY CONTESTS
"Why the Migrant's Journey is So Hard" by Jeanne Wagner of Kensington, California
Joy Harjo Poetry Prize
"The Same Dream" by Joel Streiker of San Francisco, California
Rick DeMarinis Short Story Prize
"The Book of Bones" by Hannah Hindley of Glen Ellen, California
Barry Lopez Nonfiction Prize
