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One of the Writer's Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers
Founded in 2011, The Lit Pub website features recommendations of new literary fiction and nonfiction books, with brief reviews. The Lit Pub also publishes three full-length prose books per year through their open submissions period in June. Manuscripts may be novels, novellas, memoirs, lyric essays, story collections, prose poems and/or flash fictions.
Source: http://thelitpub.com
Categories: Reviews and Criticism
Prizes: $3,750
Deadline: Apr 1, 2025
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Deadline: Jul 1, 2025
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Prizes: $12,000
Deadline: Oct 1, 2025
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