Mānoa Journal 2026 Poetry & Fiction Writing Contest
Mānoa
Closes 1 Dec 2026 May close early
- Length
- 1,500 to 5,000 words
- Pay
- Not stated
- Fee
- Reading fee
- Simultaneous
- Allowed
- Reprints
- Original only
What they accept
Mānoa Journal's 2026 fiction contest, judged by Samrat Upadhyay, takes one previously uncurated fiction piece of 1,500 to 5,000 words via Submittable from 1 October to 1 December 2026, with no identifying information in the file, and submissions close if a cap is met. The entry fee is stated as $15 and the first prize as $250 and publication, with no currency named on the page for either amount. Current University of Hawai'i at Mānoa students, recent alumni, and English Department faculty and staff are ineligible.
Literary
- Anonymous reading
- Remove your name from the manuscript
- AI policy
- Mānoa Journal does not accept work that has been generated with help or by use of artificial intelligence.
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