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Prize

The Fifth Corner Dark Fiction Prize — $1,500 CAD

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Closes

October 30, 2026

Effort

About 90 minutes

Cost to apply

$29 CAD

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What it is

A fiction prize for previously unpublished dark literary fiction, speculative fiction, and literary horror of up to 4,000 words. Blind review process. Simultaneous submissions and multiple entries are permitted.

Who it is for

Writers who create dark literary fiction, speculative fiction, or literary horror.

Open to artists anywhere.

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

US artists

Where

United States

When

October 30, 2026

Programme dates not listed

What you get

$1,500 CAD, publication in Issue No. 3 with commissioned artwork, and a complimentary license to The Novel Factory writing software.

What you need to apply

  • Manuscript with name removed for blind review, up to 4000 words

How long it takes

About 90 minutes

Short application. Estimated from the 1 item this application asks for, not from the organisation.

Cost to apply

$29 CAD

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Go to the application

https://thefifthcornerliterarysociety.submittable.com/submit