Five Points: A Journal of Literature and Art welcomes unsolicited submissions of fiction, poetry, and literary non-fiction.
Deadline: All categories have a December 1 deadline. Entry fees range from $2.50 to $25.
The James Dickey Prize for Poetry
Send three previously unpublished poems no more than fifty lines each.
Simultaneously submitted manuscripts are accepted.
$25 Entry fee includes a one-year subscription.
Winner receives $1000 and will be featured in an upcoming issue of Five Points.
Essay
Each essay should be no longer than 7500 words.
Reading Period 2 is: Jan. 11 through March 31
Fiction
Each story should be no longer than 7500 words. Reading Period 2 is: Jan. 3 through March 31.
Poetry
Each poem should be no longer than fifty lines. Reading Period 2 is: Jan. 3 through March 31.
Very Short Prose (Fiction or Nonfiction)
Up to 500 words maximum.
SPECIAL ISSUE – Flash Fiction
Maximum 250 words.
Note from Marlene: Good Luck!