The [PANK] Big Book (full-length book) Contest in Fiction is open!

We're looking for novels, short story collections, and experimental fiction.

Send us your innovations, your silenced voices, your open hearts, your caged birds, your truths, your beauty, your everythings. All entries are considered for publication.

One prize winner is awarded

• $1,000 Prize and Publication
• 25 Author Copies
• $200 Publicity Campaign
• Awardee will serve as the next [PANK] Books Fiction Contest Judge

Our current Big Book Judge in Fiction is Ricardo Wilson

*Manuscripts should be a minimum of 80 pages and there is no limit on length.

*Please remove author identifying names from the manuscript. All manuscripts are read, and sent to the judge anonymously.

The [PANK] Big Book (full-length book) Contest in Poetry extended deadline is May 31, 2023.

Send us your innovations, your silenced voices, your open hearts, your caged birds, your truths, your beauty, your everythings. All entries are considered for publication.

One prize winner in Poetry is awarded

• $1,000 Prize and Publication
• 25 Author Copies
• $200 Publicity Campaign
• Awardee will serve as the next [PANK] Books Poetry Contest Judge

Our current Big Book Judge in Poetry is Heidi Seaborn

*Manuscripts should be a minimum 45 pages and there is no limit on length.  

*Please remove author identifying names from the manuscript. All manuscripts are read, and sent to the judge anonymously.

The [PANK] Big Book (full-length book) Contest in Nonfiction deadline is extended until May 31, 20223

We are looking for essay collections, lyric essays, memoirs, experimental nonfiction, or anything of the sort.

Send us your innovations, your silenced voices, your open hearts, your caged birds, your truths, your beauty, your everythings. All entries are considered for publication.

One prize winner is awarded

• $1,000 Prize and Publication
• 25 Author Copies
• $200 Publicity Campaign
• Awardee will serve as the next [PANK] Books Nonfiction Contest Judge

Our current Big Book Judge in Nonfiction is Laurie Blauner

*Manuscripts should be a minimum 65 pages and there is no limit on length.

*Please remove author identifying names from the manuscript. All manuscripts are read, and sent to the judge anonymously.

The [PANK] Contest for Little Books deadline is extended until May 31, 2023.

We're look for chapbooks of any genre: poetry, novellas, short story collections, essay collections, long-form essays, and lyric essays.

Send us your innovations, your silenced voices, your open hearts, your caged birds, your truths, your beauty, your everythings. All entires are considered for publication.

One winner will be awarded

• $500 and Publication
• $200 Publicity Campaign
• 25 Author Copies
• Will serve as the next [PANK] Little Book Contest Judge

Our current Little Book Contest Judge is Kyle Carrero Lopez

*Manuscripts should be a minimum of 16 pages and there is no limit on length.

*Please remove author identifying names from the manuscript. All manuscripts are read, and sent to the judge anonymously.

• Please put all the work you are now submitting into ONE SINGLE FILE.
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[PANK is looking for work for the [PANK] Daily feature on our website! We are now] accepting reviews of books of all genres, author interviews, craft essays, and special features.

Book review submissions should always include a .jpeg of the book’s cover as a separate attachment. Additionally, please preface the review essay with the basic publication information (name of publisher, year) which we will eventually include below the cover image and above your contributor byline.

Interviews should include an image of some kind (the book or books’ cover(s), a photo of the interview subject, artwork installation, etc.) as well as a short intro contextualizing the conversation and the author/artist’s work. Interviewer and interviewee’s names should be bolded when we get to the q/a portion, and after first reference (i.e. Sanda Bullock and Keanu Reeves) the bolded identifiers would reduce to initials (SB and KR).

Please include a short contributor bio in the cover letter to be published with accepted pieces.

Thank you for your interest in contributing to our ever-expanding [PANK] blog and participating in our community!

We're looking for Big Books (full-length books) for the 2024 year and beyond. 

We're looking for poetry, novels, fiction, short fiction, multi-genre work, experimental, traditional, nonfiction, collaborative work and anything you think we should read. 

We don't have any guidelines for manuscript formats or length, but cover letters are good. 

We can't wait to read your work!