The following pieces have been shortlisted for the 2020 Creative Nonfiction Contest! Check back soon for the winners announcement, chosen by this year’s contest judge, Alexander Chee. (PS, our Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize is open for submissions until October...
We’re so excited to share our longlist for the 2020 Creative Non-Fiction Contest! We were blown away by the number of submissions and the quality of writing for this contest. Thank you to all the writers who submitted and...
EXTENDED DEADLINE: Oct 31st, 2020 Our annual Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize is now open for submissions! We’re thrilled to have Ariana Brown as this year’s contest judge. Ariana is a queer Black Mexican American poet from the Southside of...
After reading through almost 400 pieces, the PRISM editorial team has chosen the top three winners of the Grouse Grind Literary Prize for V. Short Forms. All three winning pieces will be published in our Fall Issue, 59.1 VULGAR....
The following stories have been shortlisted for the 2020 Grouse Grind Lit Prize for V. Short Forms. In no particular order: “Elk Blue Rush” by Allison LaSorda “He Says, I’ve Been Rereading Bladerunner and the News and The Chrysalids...
We’re thrilled to announce the 2020 Grouse Grind Lit Prize longlist! “Amundsen’s Bones” by Barbara Black “Descent” by Aileen Hunt “Elk Blue Rush” by Allison LaSorda “Father” by Joanna Lilley “He Says, I’ve Been Rereading Bladerunner and the News...
Introducing PRISM’s 2020–21 editorial team! We’re working from home (can you tell?) and we look forward to bringing you all the best, most exciting new writing from Canada and abroad. From our beds to yours! Tanvi Bhatia—Content Editor, Prose...
EXTENDED CONTEST DEADLINE: July 31st, 2020 Our annual Creative Non-fiction Contest is now open for submissions. Send us your best true stories—from essays to memoirs, to literary journalism and beyond! We are thrilled to announce that Alexander Chee is...
We’re so pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Jacob Zilber Prize for Short Fiction, as chosen by judge Kristen Arnett. Congrats to Kate, Joseph, and Susie! Grand Prize “Bears and Other Beasts” by Kate Finegan Kate Finegan...