CUTTHROAT’s Poetry, Nonfiction, and Short Story Awards
2023 Contests
JOY HARJO POETRY PRIZE
dg nanouk okpik, Final Judge
BARRY LOPEZ NONFICTION PRIZE
CMarie Fuhrman, Final Judge
RICK DEMARINIS SHORT STORY PRIZE
Manuel Munoz, Final Judge
$1,200 First Prize, $300 Second Prize, Honorable Mention
GUIDELINES: Go to cutthroatmag.com and submit poems and stories 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 15, 2023. UNPUBLISHED WORK ONLY! No work that has already won a prize is eligible. No former CUTTHROAT prize-winning 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 2022 LITERARY CONTESTS
"Navajo-English Dictionary" by Kinsale Drake
Joy Harjo Poetry Prize
"Four Lists" by Masha Shukovich
Rick DeMarinis Short Story Prize
"Memoir Map: An Autobiographical Cartography of Central Texas" by Jennifer Sapio
Barry Lopez Nonfiction Prize
