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Chapbook — a short book of poems or prose, typically a few dozen pages, shorter than a full collection. Page counts come from each press page. 7 currently open of 7 total.

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Etchings Press Chapbook Contests
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pay$150 honorarium and 15 copies of the published chapbook (one winner in poetry and one in prose)
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windowdeadline Sunday, September 6, 2026
fee$7
genrepoetry chapbook; prose chapbook
words15 to 40 pages (up to 10,000 words in prose)
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verified2026-08-31
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flagManuscripts or authors must be from Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, or Ohio. Alumni and current students of University of Indianapolis and former students of its faculty are not eligible. Same page also runs a novella contest ($300 honorarium, $12 fee, 10,000–40,000 words) that is not this row.

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2026 Boudin Novelette Chapbook Contest
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payThe winner will receive $1,000, 25 author copies, an author-signing at AWP 2027, promotion in Boudin, and a three-year subscription to The McNeese Review. The winning manuscript will be published as a special issue of The McNeese Review.
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windowSubmissions close September 15th, 2026
fee$20
genreprose chapbook
words25-40 manuscript pages of a single story
simultaneousfine; please withdraw immediately through Submittable if your work is accepted elsewhere
verified2026-08-31
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flagPage: We, unfortunately, cannot award the prize money to international submissions, though can still offer publication and subscription prizes. Same page still carries the closed 2025 Boudin Flash Fiction Chapbook Contest; that 2025 contest is not this row.

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Off Topic Publishing Poetry Chapbook Contest
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payFirst-Place Winner: $200 CAD, Full Manuscript Critique from founding editor and contest judge Marion Lougheed, 1 Ebook from catalogue. Shortlisters: $100 CAD, 30% off a Manuscript Critique or Developmental Edit, 1 Ebook. Longlisters: 15% off a Manuscript Critique or Developmental Edit, 1 Ebook. Chapbook publication is not stated as the contest prize; all entries may be considered for traditional publication.
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windowDeadline: September 20, 2026, 11:59 Pacific Time
fee$25 CAD; optional feedback $40 CAD ($65 CAD with feedback)
genrepoetry chapbook
wordsmaximum 5000 words (leeway of 100 words over)
simultaneousYES
verified2026-08-31
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flagUnpublished or self-published works only (no traditionally published books).

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Finishing Line Press 2026 New Women's Voices Chapbook Competition
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payA prize of $1,500 and publication by Finishing Line Press. In addition to the winner, 10 manuscripts will be accepted for the New Women's Voices Chapbook Series.
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windowDeadline: October 15, 2026
fee$20 entry fee
genrepoetry chapbook
words16 to 34 pages
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verified2026-08-31
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flagFirst-book-only for full-length: writers who identify as women who have not published a full-length collection.

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Neon Hemlock speculative chapbook
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pay$100 and 25 copies from a limited print run of 100, with an option to discuss a 50/50 split when the initial print run sells out
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windowAugust 20 to October 15, 2026
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genrespeculative chapbook (a single novelette or multiple short stories; flash welcome); particular interest in queer experience, broadly speaking
words7,500 to 12,000 words
simultaneousfine ("Simultaneous submissions are fine, please withdraw immediately if you take another offer.")
verified2026-08-31
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flagWe're Here reprint anthology and the Novella Series (October 15-30 2026 for all writers) are on the same page and are not this row. Page: they expect to publish at least one chapbook next year.

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The 2026 Comstock Review Chapbook Contest
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pay$1000 plus publication and 50 author’s copies
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windowAugust 1st – October 31, 2026
fee$30/chapbook (includes copy of winning chapbook) plus Submittable fees
genrepoetry chapbook
words25-34 pages of poetry, single-spaced
simultaneousImmediately withdraw any submission accepted elsewhere
verified2026-08-31
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flagPrevious 1st prize winners in our chapbook contests are ineligible.

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Fool for Poetry International Chapbook Competition
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pay1st Prize: €1000, chapbook publication and 25 complimentary copies, featured reading at the Cork International Poetry Festival with three-night hotel stay (if living outside Cork) and full board. 2nd Prize: €500, chapbook publication and 25 complimentary copies, featured reading at the Cork International Poetry Festival with three-night hotel stay (if living outside Cork) and full board.
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window1 June – 31 August; postal entries postmarked on or before 7th September accepted
fee€25 per manuscript (postal also $30 USD or £25 GBP)
genrepoetry chapbook
words16–24 pages
simultaneousaccepted
verified2026-08-31
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flagContest page does not print a calendar year on the June–August window. Homepage lists "Poetry chapbook Competition / Deadline 31 August" beside other 2026 announcements. 2025 joint winners are listed as previous. At least one winner will be the highest scoring manuscript by a poet with no solo collection (full-length or chapbook) previously published; that is a winner slot, not an entry bar. Online closing date stated as 31 August; "Postal entries postmarked on or before 7th September (even if received by us after the deadline) will be accepted." Verified 2026-08-31 (deadline day for online) — status remains open.

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