Submissions are invited between Aug. 1 and Oct. 15, 2011 for the literary contest sponsored by Dogwood: A Journal of Poetry and Prose. Dogwood, the national annual literary magazine of Fairfield University, is resuming publication and its annual contest, now with $1000 grand prize and awards in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction and with new editor Sonya Huber. Dogwood has published poets su
ch as Elton Glaser, Allison Joseph, Virgil Suarez, and Joshua Mehigan, and fiction writers such as Eric Gabriel Lehman, Nalini Jones, Tom Hazuka, and Gina Ochsner. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky, NEA Chairman Dana Gioia, and Oprah book club author A. Work from Dogwood has been selected for The Pushcart Prize Anthology and has been featured on Verse Daily. Submissions will be accepted for the annual contest between August 1 and October 15, 2012, using the online submission manager. The contest entry fee of $10 will include a free copy of Dogwood with the winning entries and finalists. Submission Guidelines:
Submit fiction or nonfiction up to 25 pages or three poems (max ten pages) using the online submission manager:
http://dogwood.submishmash.com/submit
Please double space and use 12-point font. Include a brief bio in the cover letter field on the submission manager, but no name should appear on the mss. If you choose not to enter the contest, please include “non-contest” in your document title in the online submission manager. Simultaneous submissions allowed if Dogwood is notified of acceptance elsewhere. Deadline: October 15, 2012
UPDATE: Please pay for the contest using the online submission manager payment page. For more information, please see http://dogwoodliterary.tumblr.com/ or email [email protected].
