[Alex Pepple]

The 2019 Contests are now open for submission, and announced here, with:

WRITE PRIZE (for poetry & flash fiction: Deadline March 15, 2019), with final judges: Erica Dawson (Write Prize for Poetry); Jacob M. Appel (Write Prize for fiction).

And BOOK AWARD (for poetry manuscripts: Deadline March 31, 2019), with final judge: David Mason.

. . . enter now!

~~2018 Winners~~

Congratulations to all, especially the Eratosphereans (in bold below), who won or achieved runner up, finalist, or honorable mention placement in the 2018 contests: Announced here (Write Prize), and here (Book Award)--

• Able Muse WRITE PRIZE for POETRY (final judge J. Allyn Rosser) with winner: Lynn Marie Houston; runner-up: D.R. Goodman; finalist: Gabriel Spera; shortlist: David Allen Sullivan, Ann Thompson, Melissa Cannon, Rob Wright, Fullamusu Bangura; honorable mention: Gudrun Bortman, Debra Bruce, Melissa Cannon, Catherine Chandler, Sean M. Damlos-Mitchell, Sara O Fetherolf, Wendy Chapin Ford, Jed Myers, Jordan Smith
• Able Muse WRITE PRIZE for FICTION (final judge Bret Lott) with winner: Anthony J. Otten; runner-up: Claudette E. Sutton; honorable mention: Russell Bittner, Chelsea Catherine, Lisa Clark, Ashley Cowger, Mark Seiler, Mark Wagenaar, Rob Wright
• Able Muse BOOK AWARD (final judge Marilyn Nelson) with winner: Deirdre O'Connor; finalists: Tatiana Forero Puerta, Rebecca Starks, Sally Thomas; honorable mention: Will Cordeiro, Devon Miller-Duggan, Burt Myers, Enid Shomer, Katherine Vagnino, Jeanne Wagner, Brad Whitehurst, Lane Young

Cheers,
...Alex