LONG LIVE BOOKS!
C&R Press 2023 Awards in Poetry, Fiction (novel and short story), and Nonfiction (memoir, creative nonfiction, and essay) are open! The deadline this year is September 1. The annual prizes award $1,000 and publication in each genre. We will announce a short list & long list in each category in December 2023 and all submissions are considered for publication outside of the prize.
We’ve also highlighted some of our award winning books published through our prizes, and through our open submissions. Please check out our new Honors, Awards & Accolades page!
C&R Press also has open submission periods for full-length books in addition to the prize. Open submissions are read with a different eye, for instance perhaps social impact, experimentation, story, character, emotional connection or style might elevate over the prose. We open on a periodic basis for the Open Submission category and have two major reading periods (July/Jan) where each of the previous seasons open submissions are read. We tend to reply no sooner than 6 months and no later than 12 months after submission, but some books may need more time. Please feel free to contact us if it’s been 9 months AND we’ve just completed a reading period. We accept Poetry, Novel and Short Story, Creative Nonfiction, Art, Hybrid, and Memoir. Open Submission periods typically run consecutively, so if you miss one, there will be another close behind. Our Submittable page will have dates.
We publish several books in each genre every year, our 3 prize winners, 2-6 chapbooks, and typically 1-3 full length books drawn from prize, open submissions, and agented submissions. Our catalog consists of 110+ full length books and chapbooks! Check out our books and authors while you’re here, and please see our submissions portal for more information on how to submit. All non-agented submissions must come through Submittable.
PRIZE HISTORY & DETAILS
On January 1st, 2019 C&R Press opened three prizes with $1,000 awards for a poetry book, a novel or short story collection, and a memoir or creative nonfiction collection. The awardees in each genre, a short list, and long list are announced the following January or earlier for each of the annual awards. We also consider publishing all entries for publication. Winning collections and other chosen manuscripts receive publication the following year. All manuscripts are considered for publication. All prizes observe the CLMP Contest Code of Ethics. Contests are read blind. Our Awardees and lists are below.
AWARDS HISTORY
2023 Awards List
2022 Awards List
2021 Awards List
2020 Awards List
2019 Awards List
- We consider all submissions for publication outside of the prize.
- Simultaneous submissions are permitted, but please inform us promptly if your work becomes unavailable.
- The prize is considered an advance against royalties.
- We issue a standard royalty-based contract.
- Each prize selection receives a media campaign valued from $500-$2000.
- C&R Editors determine all prize selections.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We host two chapbook series per year, once in the winter (Winter Soup Bowl Series) and once in the summer (Summer Tide Pool Series).
C&R hosts a non-contest open call for full-length manuscripts in Fiction, Short Stories, Poetry, Essays, Memoir , Creative Nonfiction, and Mixed Genre; the open reading period is read with a different eye and represents a distinct criteria from the prize.
Signing up for our newsletter is the best way to stay up to date for all submission announcements.
C&R Press proudly encourages submissions from female, minority, LGBTQA+, immigrant, progressive, international, and submerged voices.
For anyone in need of a fee waiver, please message us on FB or IG for instructions on how to apply.
LONG LIVE BOOKS!