We are just a few weeks away from the opening of the Crab Creek Review Poetry Prize! Judged by Kelli Russell Agodon, the contest will open February 15 with entries accepted until May 15, 2024. The winner and finalists will appear in Crab Creek Review’s fall/winter issue. A $500 prize will be awarded for the winning poem. All entries considered for publication.
The entry fee is $16 per submission. Multiple submissions are allowed, but each batch must be submitted separately, with its own entry fee. This submission fee funds the print production of each issue. all submissions are accepted through Submittable.
Fall/Winter Issue Still Available!
Our 2023 Fall/Winter issue is now available, just in time for year’s end! Showcasing prose and poetry, this issue takes readers from intimate meditations on snails and wild plums to the heights of the James Webb Telescope.
This issue also features our 2023 Crab Creek Review Poetry winning Poem, Molly Bashaw’s “Home", finalists: Nikki Ummel, Stacey Forbes and Molly Bashaw, as well as contest semifinalists. It also features poetry from our Poetry Month fast lane submissions as well as fiction and essays from our last fall submission period.
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Crab Creek Review is a print journal based out of the Pacific Northwest and dedicated publishing some of the best prose and poetry. Printing twice a year, and with an online summer issue, we are always looking for new voices to share with you. Subscribe today to find your next favorite read!
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