Our Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest. $3,750 in prizes. No fee.
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Deadline February 1 (must be received by this date). Bending Genres publishes poetry, fiction, and essays that are "experimental, gut-wrenching, terrifying, gorgeous, breakneck speed, delightful, memorable and secretive." Hybrid-genre work is welcome. Send 1-3 poems, one story up to 1,000 words, or one essay up to 1,500 words. No simultaneous submissions.
Source: https://bendinggenres.submittable.com/submit
Published: November 18, 2024
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