SUBMISSIONS
2026 SUBNIVEAN AWARDS | OPEN NOW
Subnivean Awards
An international literary competition
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​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.
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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.
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Deadline March 15, 2026
But what about general submissions?
Yes, we read those year-round.
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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.