Literal Latte's Contests Available
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Literal Latte Short Shorts Awards
First Prize: $500
GUIDELINES:
- Send unpublished stories, 2,000 word max. All styles and subjects welcome
- Post Mark by June 7th
- Name, Address, Telephone Number on cover page ONLY
- Include self addressed stamped envelope or email address for reply
- Include $10 reading fee per entry or $15 includes fee for 2 stories
All Entries Considered for Publication
Include check or money orders made out to Literal Latte.
Literal Latte Short Shorts Awards, 200 East 10th Street, Suite 240, NYC 10003
Literal Latte Poetry Awards
First Prize: $1,000
Second Prize: $300
Third Prize: $200
GUIDELINES:
- Send unpublished poems, 2,000 word max. All styles welcome
- Postmark by July 15th
- Name, Address, Telephone Number on cover page Only
- Include self addressed stamped envelope or email for reply
- Include $10 reading fee per set of up to 6 poems or $15 includes fee for 12 poems
All Entries Considered for Publication
Include check or money orders made out to Literal Latte.
Literal Latte Poetry Awards, 200 East 10th Street, Suite 240, NYC 10003
Literal Latte Essay Awards
First Prize: $1,000
Second Prize: $300
Third Prize: $200
GUIDELINES:
- Send unpublished essays, 8,000 word max. All styles and subject welcome
- Postmark by Sept 20th
- Name, Address, Telephone Number on cover page Only
- Include self addressed stamped envelope or email for reply
- Include $10 reading fee per essay or $15 includes fee for 2 essay
All Entries Considered for Publication
Include check or money orders made out to Literal Latte.
Literal Latte Essay Awards, 200 East 10th Street, Suite 240, NYC 10003
Literal Latte Food Verse Awards
First Prize: $500
GUIDELINES:
- Send unpublished poems with food as an ingredient. 2,000 word max. All styles and subject welcome
- Postmark by January 15th
- Name, Address, Telephone Number on cover page ONLY. Please put poem titles/first lines on cover page as well
- Include self addressed stamped envelope or email address for reply
- Include $10 reading fee per set of up to 6 poems or $15 includes fee for 12 poems
All Entries Considered for Publication
Include check or money orders made out to Literal Latte.
Literal Latte Food For Verse Awards, 200 East 10th Street, Suite 240, NYC 10003
Literal Latte Fiction Awards
First Prize: $1,000
Second Prize: $300
Third Prize: $200
GUIDELINES:
- Send Unpublished Stories, 6,000 Word Max. All styles and subjects welcome
- Postmark By Jan 15th
- Name, Address, Telephone Number--On Cover Page Only
- Include Self Addressed Stamped Envelope or Email Address for reply
- Include $10 Reading Fee Per Story OR $15 Includes Fee For 2 STORIES
All Entries Considered for Publication
Include check or money orders made out to Literal Latte.
Literal Latte Food For Verse Awards, 200 East 10th Street, Suite 240, Suite 240, NYC 10003
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General Submission Guidelines
- Send unpublished stories or personal essays, up to 6,000 words
- Short plays or poems, up to 4,000 words or art from cover art to literary cartoons, photographs, paintings, drawing in black and white or color (slides or copies, not originals) styles range from classical to experimental include biography and self address stamp envelope or email for response/return of work
For poetry, essay & fiction awards information send SASE, or check website
simultaneous submissions welcome, let us know if a piece is accepted elsewhere
It takes us approximately 5 months to respond, please include patience.
Email submissions are not accepted.
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New York, NY 10003 Tel: (212) 260-5532
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