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Contests

IMPORTANT NOTICE

PLEASE NOTE
WE ARE NO LONGER TAKING SUBMISSIONS
until further notice *

Please read our post about this here.

* except for the current Fiction Awards contest, which is open until Jan 2020

TWENTY YEARS OF LAUNCHING CAREERS

Literal Latté currently offers five — count 'em, FIVE — annual writing contests. The deadline dates given below apply every year, so there's always a contest just around the corner.

All entries will be considered for publication.

The current reading fee for all contest entries is US $10.00, and there are discounts for multiple entries. Make sure to read the guidelines below for detailed information.

WE ARE NO LONGER TAKING SUBMISSIONS
until further notice

 

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Literal Latté Annual Contests

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Prizes
Annual Deadline
$1000
$300
$200		 CURRENTLY CLOSED
$500
CURRENTLY CLOSED
$1000
$300
$200
CURRENTLY CLOSED
$1000
$300
$200
CURRENTLY CLOSED
$500
CURRENTLY CLOSED

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