SUBMISSIONS
2026 SUBNIVEAN AWARDS | OPEN NOW
Subnivean Awards
An international literary competition
This year's international Subnivean Awards competition is now open. The 2026 Final Judge in Poetry is luminary poet Chen Chen. The 2026 Final Judge in Fiction is award-winning author Megan Mayhew-Bergman.
Five finalists' work will be
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forwarded on to the final judges in poetry and fiction
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published in the May issue
Two winners (one in poetry, one in fiction) will receive the above and
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a blurb by the appropriate final judge
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a $150 prize
To read judges' blurbs about previous winners' work, click here.
Deadline March 15, 2026
But what about general submissions?
Yes, we read those year-round.
The stories and poems that we are looking for need not fit into a particular mold; rather, we're seeking work that breaks the mold, grinds it into a fine powder, pours it in a pot of water and brings it to a boil, schleps it up a steep mountainside, drizzles it across the snow and lets it cool, there, into the desired shape.