Literary Contest Due Date – Tucson Festival of Books

Thought you all might be interested. Find out more here at Tucson Festival of Books.

I’ve included some info here:

Submission Guidelines: 

• Submit five poems of any length, a short story or novel excerpt, or a nonfiction piece or book excerpt per submission.
• Maximum length for prose is 5,000 words per submission.
• Label each submission’s genre along with the title: fiction, nonfiction, poetry.
• $20 entry fee per submission
• No limit to number of entries ($20 fee per entry)
• Categories NOT accepted: stories for children, academic or how-to nonfiction.
• Submissions must be unpublished at the time of entry (self-published allowed).
• Winners and the top 50 will be notified by December 22, 2026.