UMass Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press

Since 1976, the University of Massachusetts Press has annually awarded the Juniper Prize for Poetry, publishing the winning collection of poems in book form. Since 1990, it has also published the annual winner of the AWP Grace Paley Prize competition. In 2004, in collaboration with the UMass Amherst MFA Program for Writers and Poets, the Press established a third contest—the Juniper Prize for Fiction—to honor and publish outstanding works of literary fiction. The prize carries a cash award of $1,500 upon publication.

2008-2009 Submissions: In 2008, submissions were accepted between August 1 and September 30. The award winner was announced in April 2009, with publication scheduled for Spring 2010.

2009-2010 Submissions: In 2009, submissions will only be accepted with a postmark between August 1 and September 30, 2009. The entry fee will be $25, and all manuscripts will be judged anonymously. The award winner will be announced at our website in April 2010, with a publication scheduled for Spril 2011. Please click HERE for complete guidelines.

Winner of the 2009 Juniper Prize for Fiction

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