Publication
The winning poem, essay, and story from the 2017 contest will be published in the 2018 edition of
CROSSROADS, and each winning writer will receive $50 and five copies of the issue in which their work appears.
Eligibility
All writers are eligible to submit original work written primarily in English. However, administrators of the San Miguel Literary Sala, the San Miguel Writers’ Conference, and Crossroads magazine are ineligible.
Eligible Work: Work submitted must be unpublished. Work may be simultaneously submitted elsewhere. If it is published or accepted to be published prior to the judging, it will be disqualified from the competition.
Deadline
Entries must be received by midnight, Sunday, October 1, 2017. We will announce the winners by November 30, 2017.
Length
Poetry: 50 lines max including stanza breaks, 100 character limit per line.
Fiction and Nonfiction: 750 word maximum.
Entry Fee
Entry to the contest requires a $15 fee. The fee is payable by credit/debit card or PayPal.