Emerging Writers Chapbook Contest

Contest runs from April 20th, 2026 to June 1st, 2026.

Any submissions received outside of these dates will not be considered.

We consider an “emerging writer” to be someone who has not yet published a full-length book.

Chapbook manuscripts must not exceed 12 pages.

Please include “Chapbook Contest” in your subject line.

Contest fee is $22 payble via Paypal to editor@antiphonyajournalandpress.com.

Please include receipt number in the body of your email.

Cover letter with 150 word max third-person bio and manuscript should be attached-both in Word Doc format.

Translations, quasi translations, short series, are all acceptable.

We will choose one manuscript to publish in 2027.

Author will receive a $500 honorarium, plus ten copies.

Winner will be announced mid-June.

Send submissions along with cover letter as two separate email attachments to

editor@antiphonyajournalandpress.com.

If your work is accepted by Antiphony, you grant us first North American serial rights, all archival rights, plus the rights to reprint in any future anthologies.

Upon publication, all rights revert back to the writer. You agree that should your poem(s) subsequently appear in another print or online publication, you will give due credit to Antiphony.

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