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Prizes

For our inaugural issue, sine qua non is sponsoring 

two creative writing competitions with 

$2,000 in total cash awards in two categories:


  • creative prose
  • poetry 

The winner in each category—(1) creative prose; (2) poetry—receives $500. 


The two runners up in each category will receive $250 each.


If your work does not win a prize, it is still eligible for publication. If your work is selected for publication (non-prize winners), you will receive an honorarium of $50. 


Winners and runners up will be recognized and published in sine qua non.


The competition is open to everyone at no charge.


The submission window will be open from October 15, 2024 to December 15, 2024. Due to resource constraints, we can only accept a limited number of submissions, and will close the candidate pool once that limit is reached so SUBMIT EARLY! However, if your submission is not received before the cutoff limit, it will be rolled over for consideration in our next competition—details to come.


PROMPT:

We are interested in prose and poetry that addresses any topic in a way that exhibits your unique perspective. We want to read about characters and places humming with life and situations that challenge our conceptions of the world or deepen our investment in it. We want to read pieces whose forms guide and enliven their content or upend our understandings of what forms can do. How you write affects what you write and vice versa. Surprise, unsettle, and amaze us. If you aren’t sure what to write about, remember that this is an inaugural issue, so consider some of the following suggestions: beginnings, newness, fresh starts.


Submissions summary:


creative prose

  • original and unpublished work
  • 15 pages or less
  • double-spaced
  • 12 pt Times New Roman
  • standard 1" margins on all sides
  • short stories, flash fiction, creative non-fiction
  • one entry per person (you may enter a poetry submission as well)
  • multi-lingual submissions are welcome, but all submissions should be targeted to English-language readers


poetry

  • original and unpublished work
  • 5 poems per submission maximum
  • ten pages maximum
  •  12 pt Times New Roman
  • each poem MUST begin on a new page
  • one entry per person (you may enter a creative prose as well)
  • multi-lingual submissions are welcome, but all submissions should be targeted to English-language readers


DO NOT submit the same piece to both categories. You are the author. Your intent determines which category best fits your text.



By entering into the prize competition, you will automatically receive a FREE Sine Qua Non inaugural year subscription. 

Submit for our Prize Competition — POETRY
Submit for our Prize Competition — CREATIVE PROSE
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