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Award
Myths & Fables Prize
Competition opportunity. Deadline: 2026-09-13
- Type
- Award
- Organizer
- Frontier Poetry
- Deadline
- 13 September 2026
- Where
- United States
- Compensation
- USD $3,000 for winner, Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem)
- Disciplines
- poetry
About this opportunity
Frontier Poetry announces the Myths & Fables Prize, an opportunity for poets to engage with mythological figures, cultural lore, and reimagined fairytales. The prize welcomes fearless, lyrical work exploring both traditional and radical interpretations of myths. Submissions are open to all identities and backgrounds, with a focus on underrepresented mythologies.
Who can apply
- Open to all identities, cultural backgrounds, and traditions.
- Especially interested in work that explores underrepresented mythologies and stories not often given space in the Western literary canon.
- Human-created work only; no AI use allowed.