The sine qua non award for poetry & prose

Submissions summary:

creative prose

• original and unpublished work

• 15 pages or less

• double-spaced

• 12 pt Times New Roman

• standard 1" margins on all sides

• short stories, flash fiction, creative non-fiction

• one entry per person (you may enter a poetry submission as well)

• multi-lingual submissions are welcome, but all submissions should be targeted to English-language readers

poetry

• original and unpublished work

• 5 poems per submission maximum

• ten pages maximum

•  12 pt Times New Roman

• each poem MUST begin on a new page

• one entry per person (you may enter a creative prose as well)

• multi-lingual submissions are welcome, but all submissions should be targeted to English-language readers

DO NOT submit the same piece to both categories. You are the author. Your intent determines which category best fits your text.

Deadline: December 15, 2024