Dorothea Lasky is the author of eight books of poetry and prose, including The Shining and the forthcoming, MEMORY.
Dorothea Lasky
This Year's Judge
Dorothea Lasky
This Year's Judge
Submissions Open February 8th
New Delta Review is thrilled to announce our 14th annual chapbook competition. For this contest, we're looking for manuscripts of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, or hybrid work. We’re interested in works that have some cohesion to them. We like things that are compelling and hold our attention. In the past, we've trended towards accepting things that challenge our ideas of tradition, but any aesthetic choices are fair game and will be considered.
Manuscripts should be 20-35 pages in length and should include a title page with contact information. While individual pieces within the manuscript may be published elsewhere, the manuscript must be unpublished as a whole. If individual pieces have been published, writers can include an acknowledgments page at the end of the manuscript. An acknowledgment page will not count toward the page count.
ENTRY FEE: $10
GRAND PRIZE: Publication of chapbook, 25 author copies, a feature in New Delta Review, and $350.
Manuscripts should be 20-35 pages in length and should include a title page with contact information. While individual pieces within the manuscript may be published elsewhere, the manuscript must be unpublished as a whole. If individual pieces have been published, writers can include an acknowledgments page at the end of the manuscript. An acknowledgment page will not count toward the page count.
ENTRY FEE: $10
GRAND PRIZE: Publication of chapbook, 25 author copies, a feature in New Delta Review, and $350.
2025 Chapbook Competition
While we regret that we do not pay our contributors for their work, all fiction, nonfiction, and poetry (except for contest winners) published in our issues are automatically eligible for our Matt Clark Editors’ Prize in Prose and Poetry. Two winners each year (one in prose and one in poetry) will receive $250 after being selected by the NDR Editors.
