Yellowwood Poetry

Prize

The Yellowwood Poetry Prize is currently closed. Check back in the spring!

GUIDELINES

  • Please submit up to 3 poems, totaling no more than 5 pages, through Submittable. We accept only previously unpublished work. All entries will be considered for general publication.

  • Only one submission per contestant. Simultaneous submissions are permitted. Please notify us immediately if a piece is selected for publication elsewhere.

  • Please do not include your name anywhere on the manuscript.

  • Contest entries must be received by March 16th.

  • The contest fee is $3.

  • General submissions will be closed during the contest period.

ELIGIBILITY

YR cannot consider work from anyone currently or recently affiliated with the University of Mississippi or the prize judge. This includes those who have studied or taught at the University of Mississippi.

Yalobusha Review seeks stories that resist outdated tropes and ideologies, rather than uphold them. Writers of color, women writers, and writers who identify as LGBTQIA+ are especially encouraged to submit. All submissions will be considered for general publication.


Barry Hannah Prize in Fiction

The Barry Hannah Prize in Fiction is currently closed. Check back in the spring!

GUIDELINES

  • Please submit fiction (1 full-length short story, or multiple flash fictions), totaling no more than 5000 words, through Submittable. We accept only previously unpublished work. Although first place is guaranteed for publication, all other entries will also be considered for general publication.

  • Only one submission per contestant. Simultaneous submissions are permitted. Please notify us immediately if a piece is selected for publication elsewhere.

  • Please do not include your name anywhere on the manuscript.

  • Contest entries must be received by March 16th.

  • The contest fee is $3.

  • General submissions will be closed during the contest period.

ELIGIBILITY

YR cannot consider work from anyone currently or recently affiliated with the University of Mississippi or the prize judge. This includes those who have studied or taught at the University of Mississippi.

Yalobusha Review seeks stories that resist outdated tropes and ideologies, rather than uphold them. Writers of color, women writers, and writers who identify as LGBTQIA+ are especially encouraged to submit. All submissions will be considered for general publication.