Acacia Fiction Prize Currently on HIATUS! Check back in 2024

Opens on September 15th and closes December 31st at midnight CDT annually.

2022 deadline extended through midnight 1/24/22!

Entry fee is $25.00. All who enter will receive a copy of the winning collection. Please submit a collection of any combination of short stories, flash fiction, or novellas totaling between 30K and 65K words. Winner will receive $1200, publication by Kallisto Gaia Press, 20 copies of the collection,  and up to 20 ARCs to be sent to reviewers and award sponsors chosen by the winner. Submission window opens on September 15, annually and closes at midnight CST on December 31st annually. Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Please withdraw your submission immediately if it is accepted elsewhere. Entry fees will not be refunded but you will still receive a copy of the winning collection. Multiple submissions are allowed if the entry fee is paid for each entry.

Each entry is read  identity concealed by at least three associate editors who are published or hold an MFA with a literary focus. The top scoring 25 entries will be forwarded to the final judge by March 1, 2022. We expect to announce a winner by May 1, 2022. Prize money will be awarded upon the announcement of the winner.  Do not put your name or any identifying markings, including an acknowledgements page, in the body or title of the submission. Failure to follow guidelines may result in the disqualification of the entry. Entry fees are not refundable.

All submissions received through Submittable. Please submit in Word .doc or .docx using 12pt Times New Roman or similar common font. We are open to your conceptual ideas regarding layout within the confines of print publication. We adhere to the ethical standards suggested by the Community of Literary Magazines and Publishers (CLMP) of which we are a proud member.