Stone Canoe Awards
Deadlines July 15 (fiction), August 5 (poetry) (must be received by these dates), formerly August 8 (poetry). Neutral free contest gives prizes of $250 apiece for previously unpublished poetry and fiction by writers who live or have lived in upstate New York and who have not yet published full-length books. Winners will be published in Stone Canoe literary journal. Awards are for work already published in the journal. No separate application process; all submissions are automatically considered for the prizes. An entrant may submit one entry in each of the two genres. Submit 1-5 poems and/or one story (up to 7,500 words), through their online submission manager. Be sure to include a biographical note clearly detailing your current or past residency in the eligible region of New York State.
Source: https://ymcacny.org/stone-canoe#close
Published: May 15, 2023