The Fall 2026 Black River Chapbook Competition

CLMP Calls for Submissions

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Closes

October 31, 2026

Effort

About 90 minutes

Cost to apply

$20

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What it is

Twice yearly competition for unpublished chapbooks of 16-36 pages in poetry, prose, or hybrid form. Chapbooks are perfect-bound with striking cover designs, receive an ISBN, and are distributed through Independent Publishers Group.

Who it is for

New, emerging, and established writers with an unpublished chapbook of poems or prose.

Open to artists anywhere.

The call says: “Source page: open to applicants from any country”

US artists

Where

United States

When

October 31, 2026

Programme dates not listed

What you get

Book publication, a $500 cash award, and ten copies of the book.

What you need to apply

Unpublished manuscript of 16-36 pages (double-spaced for prose) in poetry, prose, or hybrid form
Title page listing only the title, table of contents if applicable, and acknowledgments page noting any previously published individual poems or stories

How long it takes

About 90 minutes

Short application. Estimated from the 2 items this application asks for, not from the organisation.

Cost to apply

$20

Apply

Go to the application

https://blacklawrencepress.submittable.com/submit