Letter Review strives to connect readers with excellent new writing. Their mission as a literary magazine is to publish new work, foster a supportive creative community, and help writers and artists with all matters related to being published, performed, and produced.
The Letter Review Prize is awarded every three months in the categories of Short Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Unpublished Books. The organizer is offering a yearly Prize pool of $20,000 USD and publication for the winners.
All entries are considered for publication, submission to the Pushcart Prize, and for further anthologies. The Prize is judged blind to ensure fairness for all. Click here to read comments about the life / career changing impact of the Prize from The Letter Review’s community.
The Letter Review Prize for Short Fiction
Letter Review is offering $1000 USD Prize pool in a competition for short fiction up to 5000 words. No genre or theme restrictions: all stories welcome. Open to writers who live anywhere in the world. 2-4 Winners are announced who are published and share in the Prize money. Up to twenty writers are shortlisted.
The Letter Review Prize for Poetry
Letter Review is offering $1000 USD total Prize pool in a competition for poems of not more than 70 lines. No subject or style restrictions: all poems welcome. Open to writers who live anywhere in the world. 2-4 Winners are announced who are published and share in the Prize money. Up to twenty writers are shortlisted.
The Letter Review Prize for Nonfiction
Letter Review is offering $1000 USD total Prize pool in a competition for nonfiction up to 5000 words in length. The Prize is open to writers who live anywhere in the world. 2-4 Winners are announced who are published and share in the Prize money. Up to twenty writers are shortlisted.
The Letter Review Prize for Unpublished Books
Letter Review is offering $1000 USD total Prize pool in a competition for unpublished books including Novels, Novellas, Short Story Collections, Poetry Collections, and Nonfiction Books. Open to writers who live anywhere in the world. 2-4 Winners are announced who share in the Prize money. Winners can choose whether to publish an extract, or not. Up to twenty writers are shortlisted.
