Contests
Chapbooks
New American Press runs a chapbook contest series, accepting submissions in all genres. Past winners include Steve Daveport, Ed Frankel, Renee Ashley, and Ahimsa Timoteo Bodhrán. We pride ourselves on publishing elegant, full-color, perfect-bound chapbooks. Each contest is judged by an established author. Past judges have included Dan Beachy-Quick, Fred Chappell, and David R. Slavitt.
Full-length books
Beginning in 2010, we will offer the New American Fiction Prize for a full-length work of fiction (a collection of stories and/or novellas, a single novella, or a novel). This contest is open to first-time and established authors alike. The winning manuscript will be published and its author will receive $1000 plus 25 copies of the book as well as a discount on further copies. Our inaugural contest will be judged by award-winning author Lee K. Abbott.

