PRISM international

Prizes:

• $1,500 grand prize
• $600 runner-up
• $400 2nd runner-up

Judge: TBA

Entry fee:

• $35 Canadian entries;
• $40 US entries;
• $45 International entries (includes a one-year subscription or extension)

Additional entry: $5 per piece

Up to three poems per entry (100 lines max per poem) *Note: once an entry is received, no revisions will be allowed, and entry fees become non-refundable. Please ensure your entry meets the following guidelines before submitting!

PRISM international offers free entries for self-identifying Indigenous and Black writers for all our contests, these are posted along with paid entries on our submittable page.

We also have a number of free entries to offer to low-income writers, and we encourage writers for whom the contest entry fee is prohibitive to contact us at promotions@prismmagazine.ca to arrange contest entry. As always, we encourage submissions from writers of colour, writers with disabilities, LGBTQQIA writers, and writers from other intersectional and marginalized groups.

Rules & Regulations (please read carefully) 

• The author’s name should not appear anywhere on the manuscript, the title or in the title that the file is saved under.
• Entries must be original, previously unpublished in print or online. PRISM will purchase First North American Serial Rights for all work accepted for publication.
• Entries should be formatted with size 12pt serif font (Times New Roman, Garamond, Georgia) and regular margins. Prose must be double spaced.
• Not open to students or faculty of the University of British Columbia’s creative writing program (this includes the UBC optional residency MFA program). This also includes incoming students that have accepted a place in UBC’s creative writing program. In order to enter, UBC alumni cannot have taken a UBC creative writing program course during the previous two years.
• Winners of last year’s contest (grand prize, first runner-up, and second runner-up) must wait a year before entering the contest in the category for which they won, but are welcome to enter either of our other categories. Other writers who made the longlist and/or the shortlist are still eligible to enter any category.
• Entrants must submit their entry under their real name, although they may publish under a pseudonym if they wish. Contestants who do not submit under their real name may be subject to disqualification. No images or photos should be included.
• Only use the “Additional Entry” category if you have already entered the contest in question and wish to enter again.
• No refunds will be made if an entry has been submitted to the incorrect category. Once an entry is received, no revisions will be allowed, and entry fees become non-refundable.
• PRISM international may contact you in future to inform you of future writing contests. We do not share information with any third parties. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Prizes:

• $1,500 grand prize
• $600 runner-up
• $400 2nd runner-up

Judge: TBA

Entry fee:

• $35 Canadian entries;
• $40 US entries;
• $45 International entries (includes a one-year subscription or extension)

Additional entry: $5 per piece

Up to three poems per entry (100 lines max per poem) *Note: once an entry is received, no revisions will be allowed, and entry fees become non-refundable. Please ensure your entry meets the following guidelines before submitting!

PRISM international offers free entries for self-identifying Indigenous and Black writers for all our contests, these are posted along with paid entries on our submittable page.

We also have a number of free entries to offer to low-income writers, and we encourage writers for whom the contest entry fee is prohibitive to contact us at promotions@prismmagazine.ca to arrange contest entry. As always, we encourage submissions from writers of colour, writers with disabilities, LGBTQQIA writers, and writers from other intersectional and marginalized groups.

Rules & Regulations (please read carefully) 

• The author’s name should not appear anywhere on the manuscript, the title or in the title that the file is saved under.
• Entries must be original, previously unpublished in print or online. PRISM will purchase First North American Serial Rights for all work accepted for publication.
• Entries should be formatted with size 12pt serif font (Times New Roman, Garamond, Georgia) and regular margins. Prose must be double spaced.
• Not open to students or faculty of the University of British Columbia’s creative writing program (this includes the UBC optional residency MFA program). This also includes incoming students that have accepted a place in UBC’s creative writing program. In order to enter, UBC alumni cannot have taken a UBC creative writing program course during the previous two years.
• Winners of last year’s contest (grand prize, first runner-up, and second runner-up) must wait a year before entering the contest in the category for which they won, but are welcome to enter either of our other categories. Other writers who made the longlist and/or the shortlist are still eligible to enter any category.
• Entrants must submit their entry under their real name, although they may publish under a pseudonym if they wish. Contestants who do not submit under their real name may be subject to disqualification. No images or photos should be included.
• Only use the “Additional Entry” category if you have already entered the contest in question and wish to enter again.
• No refunds will be made if an entry has been submitted to the incorrect category. Once an entry is received, no revisions will be allowed, and entry fees become non-refundable.
• PRISM international may contact you in future to inform you of future writing contests. We do not share information with any third parties. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Prizes:

• $1,500 grand prize
• $600 runner-up
• $400 2nd runner-up

Judge: TBA

Entry fee:

• $35 Canadian entries;
• $40 US entries;
• $45 International entries (includes a one-year subscription or extension)

Additional entry: $5 per piece

Up to three poems per entry (100 lines max per poem) *Note: once an entry is received, no revisions will be allowed, and entry fees become non-refundable. Please ensure your entry meets the following guidelines before submitting!

PRISM international offers free entries for self-identifying Indigenous and Black writers for all our contests, these are posted along with paid entries on our submittable page.

We also have a number of free entries to offer to low-income writers, and we encourage writers for whom the contest entry fee is prohibitive to contact us at promotions@prismmagazine.ca to arrange contest entry. As always, we encourage submissions from writers of colour, writers with disabilities, LGBTQQIA writers, and writers from other intersectional and marginalized groups.

Rules & Regulations (please read carefully) 

• The author’s name should not appear anywhere on the manuscript, the title or in the title that the file is saved under.
• Entries must be original, previously unpublished in print or online. PRISM will purchase First North American Serial Rights for all work accepted for publication.
• Entries should be formatted with size 12pt serif font (Times New Roman, Garamond, Georgia) and regular margins. Prose must be double spaced.
• Not open to students or faculty of the University of British Columbia’s creative writing program (this includes the UBC optional residency MFA program). This also includes incoming students that have accepted a place in UBC’s creative writing program. In order to enter, UBC alumni cannot have taken a UBC creative writing program course during the previous two years.
• Winners of last year’s contest (grand prize, first runner-up, and second runner-up) must wait a year before entering the contest in the category for which they won, but are welcome to enter either of our other categories. Other writers who made the longlist and/or the shortlist are still eligible to enter any category.
• Entrants must submit their entry under their real name, although they may publish under a pseudonym if they wish. Contestants who do not submit under their real name may be subject to disqualification. No images or photos should be included.
• Only use the “Additional Entry” category if you have already entered the contest in question and wish to enter again.
• No refunds will be made if an entry has been submitted to the incorrect category. Once an entry is received, no revisions will be allowed, and entry fees become non-refundable.
• PRISM international may contact you in future to inform you of future writing contests. We do not share information with any third parties. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Prizes:

• $1,500 grand prize
• $600 runner-up
• $400 2nd runner-up

Judge: TBA

Entry fee:

• $35 Canadian entries;
• $40 US entries;
• $45 International entries (includes a one-year subscription or extension)

Additional entry: $5 per piece

Up to three poems per entry (100 lines max per poem) *Note: once an entry is received, no revisions will be allowed, and entry fees become non-refundable. Please ensure your entry meets the following guidelines before submitting!

PRISM international offers free entries for self-identifying Indigenous and Black writers for all our contests, these are posted along with paid entries on our submittable page.

We also have a number of free entries to offer to low-income writers, and we encourage writers for whom the contest entry fee is prohibitive to contact us at promotions@prismmagazine.ca to arrange contest entry. As always, we encourage submissions from writers of colour, writers with disabilities, LGBTQQIA writers, and writers from other intersectional and marginalized groups.

Rules & Regulations (please read carefully) 

• The author’s name should not appear anywhere on the manuscript, the title or in the title that the file is saved under.
• Entries must be original, previously unpublished in print or online. PRISM will purchase First North American Serial Rights for all work accepted for publication.
• Entries should be formatted with size 12pt serif font (Times New Roman, Garamond, Georgia) and regular margins. Prose must be double spaced.
• Not open to students or faculty of the University of British Columbia’s creative writing program (this includes the UBC optional residency MFA program). This also includes incoming students that have accepted a place in UBC’s creative writing program. In order to enter, UBC alumni cannot have taken a UBC creative writing program course during the previous two years.
• Winners of last year’s contest (grand prize, first runner-up, and second runner-up) must wait a year before entering the contest in the category for which they won, but are welcome to enter either of our other categories. Other writers who made the longlist and/or the shortlist are still eligible to enter any category.
• Entrants must submit their entry under their real name, although they may publish under a pseudonym if they wish. Contestants who do not submit under their real name may be subject to disqualification. No images or photos should be included.
• Only use the “Additional Entry” category if you have already entered the contest in question and wish to enter again.
• No refunds will be made if an entry has been submitted to the incorrect category. Once an entry is received, no revisions will be allowed, and entry fees become non-refundable.
• PRISM international may contact you in future to inform you of future writing contests. We do not share information with any third parties. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Prizes:

• $1,500 grand prize
• $600 runner-up
• $400 2nd runner-up

Judge: TBA

Entry fee:

• $35 Canadian entries;
• $40 US entries;
• $45 International entries (includes a one-year subscription or extension)

Additional entry: $5 per piece

Up to three poems per entry (100 lines max per poem) *Note: once an entry is received, no revisions will be allowed, and entry fees become non-refundable. Please ensure your entry meets the following guidelines before submitting!

PRISM international offers free entries for self-identifying Indigenous and Black writers for all our contests, these are posted along with paid entries on our submittable page.

We also have a number of free entries to offer to low-income writers, and we encourage writers for whom the contest entry fee is prohibitive to contact us at promotions@prismmagazine.ca to arrange contest entry. As always, we encourage submissions from writers of colour, writers with disabilities, LGBTQQIA writers, and writers from other intersectional and marginalized groups.

Rules & Regulations (please read carefully) 

• The author’s name should not appear anywhere on the manuscript, the title or in the title that the file is saved under.
• Entries must be original, previously unpublished in print or online. PRISM will purchase First North American Serial Rights for all work accepted for publication.
• Entries should be formatted with size 12pt serif font (Times New Roman, Garamond, Georgia) and regular margins. Prose must be double spaced.
• Not open to students or faculty of the University of British Columbia’s creative writing program (this includes the UBC optional residency MFA program). This also includes incoming students that have accepted a place in UBC’s creative writing program. In order to enter, UBC alumni cannot have taken a UBC creative writing program course during the previous two years.
• Winners of last year’s contest (grand prize, first runner-up, and second runner-up) must wait a year before entering the contest in the category for which they won, but are welcome to enter either of our other categories. Other writers who made the longlist and/or the shortlist are still eligible to enter any category.
• Entrants must submit their entry under their real name, although they may publish under a pseudonym if they wish. Contestants who do not submit under their real name may be subject to disqualification. No images or photos should be included.
• Only use the “Additional Entry” category if you have already entered the contest in question and wish to enter again.
• No refunds will be made if an entry has been submitted to the incorrect category. Once an entry is received, no revisions will be allowed, and entry fees become non-refundable.
• PRISM international may contact you in future to inform you of future writing contests. We do not share information with any third parties. You can unsubscribe at any time.

PRISM international publishes original material from established and emerging writers in Canada and around the world. Due to the high volume of submissions we receive, reply times range between 3 to 6 months, or sometimes more, depending on the time of year.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:  

• We strongly encourage submissions from Indigenous writers, Black writers, writers of colour, writers with disabilities, LGBTQIA2S+ writers, and writers from other intersectional and marginalized groups, including low-income earners. If you identify as one or more of the above and would like to let us know, please mention it in your cover letter. 
• We purchase first North American serial rights, and pay $40/printed page for prose and $45/printed page for poetry. Contributors will receive two copies of the issue in which their work appears.
• Submissions must be previously unpublished, in print and online.
• Submit only one piece at a time, unless you are submitting flash fiction or non-fiction (under 1,000 words), in which case you may submit up to three pieces in a single document.
• We prefer subs that are 4,000 words or less so that we can showcase as many voices as possible. While we accept prose submissions of up to 25 pages (6,250 words), it is only exceptional pieces of this length that will receive publication. 
• Send original and unpublished fiction, creative non-fiction, hybrid works, comics, and literary essays. Please note that we do not publish rhetorical, academic, or strictly journalistic non-fiction. We are especially interested in hybrid prose, comics, and other visual literature at this time. Please specify the genre of your submission in your cover letter.
• Submissions should be typed in 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced, and paginated. 
• We mainly accept submissions through Submittable. If you are unable to submit via Submittable, please get in touch with Sierra Louie at prism.prose@ubc.ca.
• We charge a $3.00 reading fee per submission. Writers for whom the $3.00 fee is prohibitive are welcome to submit via the Inclusive Access option. 
• We accept simultaneous submissions. If your piece is accepted elsewhere, please let us know immediately and withdraw your submission.

PRISM international publishes exciting, original material from established and emerging writers in Canada and around the world. Due to the high volume of submissions, we receive each month, reply times range from 6 - 12 months, depending on the time of year. Please note: PRISM does not accept submissions from current and incoming students and faculty of the University of British Columbia’s Creative Writing Program (this includes the UBC Optional-Residency MFA Program). Work submitted by incoming students prior to their acceptance to the UBC Creative Writing Program, if still under consideration, must be withdrawn. In order to submit, UBC alumni cannot have taken a UBC Creative Writing Program course during the previous two years. PRISM does not publish the same writer twice in a publication year. For contest entries, please refer to our contest page. Submissions will be open until December 9th, 2024.

   SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
 

• We strongly encourage submissions from Indigenous writers, Black writers, writers of colour, writers with disabilities, LGBTQIA2S+ writers, and writers from other intersectional and marginalized groups, including low-income earners. If you identify as one or more of the above and would like to let us know, please mention it in your cover letter. 
• Title the document with your first and last name. Example: FirstNameLastName.doc.
• Submit up to four poems, maximum of six pages. 
• We welcome cross-genre, hybrid, and interdisciplinary poetry and poetics.
• In your cover letter, please specify the number of poems you are submitting and list the titles of the poems.
• Poetry submissions should be typed and single-spaced. If you would like to submit poems with alternate spacing, please mention it in your cover letter and submit a PDF instead of a Word document.
• Include in your cover letter your full contact information (including email address) and a short bio.
• All submissions should be set in Times New Roman, 12-point font.
• We charge a $3.00 reading fee per submission. Writers for whom the $3.00 fee is prohibitive are welcome to submit via the Inclusive Access option on Submittable. 
• Submissions must be previously unpublished, in print and online.
• We accept simultaneous submissions. If your piece is accepted elsewhere, please let us know immediately.
• We purchase first North American serial rights, and pay $40/printed page for prose and $45/printed page for poetry. Contributors will receive two copies of the issue in which their work appears.
• The editorial board awards one $500 prize to an outstanding poetry contributor each year.
• We mainly accept submissions through Submittable. If you are unable to submit via Submittable, please get in touch with Ayda Niknami at prismpoetry@gmail.com. 

In order to ensure writers who are below the poverty threshold have a chance to be published, PRISM international is proud to offer an Inclusive Access category for those who might otherwise be unable to submit. 

PRISM international publishes original material from established and emerging writers in Canada and around the world. We accept submissions year-round. Due to the high volume of submissions we receive each month, reply times range between 3 to 6 months, depending on the time of year. For contest entries, please refer to our contest page. Submissions will be open until December 9th, 2024. 

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:   

• We strongly encourage submissions from Indigenous writers, Black writers, writers of colour, writers with disabilities, LGBTQIA2S+ writers, and writers from other intersectional and marginalized groups, including low-income earners. If you identify as one or more of the above and would like to let us know, please mention it in your cover letter.
• Title the document with your first and last name. Example: FirstNameLastName.doc.
• Submit up to four poems, maximum of six pages. 
• We welcome cross-genre, hybrid, and interdisciplinary poetry and poetics.
• In your cover letter, please specify the number of poems you are submitting and list the titles of the poems.
• Poetry submissions should be typed and single-spaced. If you would like to submit poems with alternate spacing, please mention it in your cover letter and submit a PDF instead of a Word document.
• Include in your cover letter your full contact information (including email address) and a short bio.
• All submissions should be set in Times New Roman, 12-point font.
• We charge a $3.00 reading fee per submission. Writers for whom the $3.00 fee is prohibitive are welcome to submit via the Inclusive Access option on Submittable. 
• Submissions must be previously unpublished, in print and online.
• We accept simultaneous submissions. If your piece is accepted elsewhere, please let us know immediately.
• We purchase first North American serial rights, and pay $40/printed page for prose and $45/printed page for poetry. Contributors will receive two copies of the issue in which their work appears.
• The editorial board awards one $500 prize to an outstanding poetry contributor each year.
• We mainly accept submissions through Submittable. If you are unable to submit via Submittable, please get in touch with Ayda Niknami at prismpoetry@gmail.com. 

In order to ensure writers who are below the poverty threshold have a chance to be published, PRISM international is proud to offer an Inclusive Access category for those who might otherwise be unable to submit. 

PRISM international publishes original material from established and emerging writers in Canada and around the world. Due to the high volume of submissions we receive, reply times range between 3 to 6 months, or sometimes more, depending on the time of year.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:  

• We strongly encourage submissions from Indigenous writers, Black writers, writers of colour, writers with disabilities, LGBTQIA2S+ writers, and writers from other intersectional and marginalized groups, including low-income earners. If you identify as one or more of the above and would like to let us know, please mention it in your cover letter. 
• We purchase first North American serial rights, and pay $40/printed page for prose and $45/printed page for poetry. Contributors will receive two copies of the issue in which their work appears.
• Submissions must be previously unpublished, in print and online.
• Submit only one piece at a time, unless you are submitting flash fiction or non-fiction (under 1,000 words), in which case you may submit up to three pieces in a single document.
• We prefer subs that are 4,000 words or less so that we can showcase as many voices as possible. While we accept prose submissions of up to 25 pages (6,250 words), it is only exceptional pieces of this length that will receive publication. 
• Send original and unpublished fiction, creative non-fiction, hybrid works, comics, and literary essays. Please note that we do not publish rhetorical, academic, or strictly journalistic non-fiction. We are especially interested in hybrid prose, comics, and other visual literature at this time. Please specify the genre of your submission in your cover letter.
• Submissions should be typed in 12-point Times New Roman font, double-spaced, and paginated. 
• We mainly accept submissions through Submittable. If you are unable to submit via Submittable, please get in touch with Sierra Louie at prism.prose@ubc.ca.
• We accept simultaneous submissions. If your piece is accepted elsewhere, please let us know immediately and withdraw your submission.