Send us a short story or creative nonfiction up to 4,000 words or up to 3 flash pieces (each of which should not exceed 1,000 words). Please choose a standard font and don’t do anything crazy with formatting unless it’s central to the experience of the piece. Novel excerpts are fine so long as they can stand on their own.
If you’re sending multiple pieces, submit all of your work in a single file, use clear page breaks between pieces, and clearly identify each title in the title area of Submittable (Title A/Title B/Title C).
Make sure to tell us if you're submitting fiction or creative nonfiction in the cover letter.
Please double space your submission and wait a month before resubmitting.

*We don't accept work from anyone with current University of Alabama affiliation

The Intro Journals Project is a literary competition for the discovery and publication of the best new works by students currently enrolled in AWP member programs. The program will nominate—chosen by the faculty—one work of fiction, one essay, and three poems, which will then go on to the national competition to vie for publication in participating literary journals. Winning entries will be awarded publication in a literary journal and $100.

DEADLINE: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6

GUIDELINES:

—Submit your work as a Word document or PDF, putting AWP INTRO and the GENRE as the title of your submission

— Faculty will judge blind to choose the work to send forward, so please do not include your name in the body of the submission

— MFA students currently enrolled at the University of Alabama are eligible

— You may submit in multiple categories, but only one submission per category (one poem, one story, one essay)

— No submission may exceed 5,000 words. Prose must be double-spaced, 12-point Times New Roman.

— In the form, you will be asked to provide your name, address, phone number, email address and title of the piece; judges will not see this information.