The 47th Nimrod Literary Awards

Founded by Ruth G. Hardman
The Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction & The Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry

First Prize: $2,000 and publication
Second Prize: $1,000 and publication

The winners will also take part in a virtual Awards Ceremony and reading in the fall of the contest year. All finalists in fiction and poetry will be published and paid at our standard publication rate of $10/page. Semifinalists in poetry will also be published and paid at our standard publication rate.

Contest Rules

Contest begins: January 1, 2025

Postmark Deadline: January 31, 2025

Poetry:

3-10 pages of poetry (one long poem or several short poems)

Fiction:

7,500 words maximum (one short story or a self-contained excerpt from a novel)

No previously published works or works accepted for publication elsewhere.  Author’s name must not appear on the manuscript.  Include a cover sheet containing titles, author’s name, full address, phone number, and email.

The Nimrod Literary Awards are open internationally.

Online Submissions:

Work may be submitted online using our online submission manager system.

Postal Submissions:

“Contest Entry” should be clearly indicated on both the outer envelope and the cover sheet. Manuscripts should be stapled, if possible; if not, please bind with a heavy clip. Manuscripts will not be returned.  Include SASE for results only. If no SASE is sent, no contest results will be sent; however, the results will be posted on Nimrod’s website.

Mail to:
Nimrod International Journal
Literary Contest–Fiction or Poetry (indicate the appropriate category)
The University of Tulsa
800 S. Tucker Dr.
Tulsa, OK 74104

Entry Fee:

Each entry must each be accompanied by a $25 fee.  Make checks payable to Nimrod. $25 includes both entry fee & a one-year subscription (two issues). Writers may submit multiple entries, but each entry must include its own $25 fee.

No Entry Fee Waivers:

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer any fee waivers for material submitted to the Nimrod Literary Awards.

Statement on “AI” Writing Tools (such as ChatGPT):

We will not consider any submissions written, developed, or assisted by these tools. Attempting to submit these works may result in being banned from submitting works in the future.

2024 Nimrod Literary Awards Results 

The editors of Nimrod International Journal are delighted to announce the winners, finalists, and semifinalists of the 46th Nimrod Literary Awards.

The Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction

First Prize

Allison Krupp

Second Prize

Griffin Reed

Finalists

David Schwartz
Richard Farrell

The Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry

First Prize

Jonathan Adriel Diaz

Second Prize

Roger Craik

Finalists

George Uba
Constantine Contogenis

Semifinalists

Tyson Hausdoerffer
Louie Leyson

Nimrod extends deep appreciation to all who submitted. The finalists’ manuscripts were sent to the judges for 2024. Kelly Link served as fiction judge, and Paisley Rekdal served as poetry judge. They chose the winners from the finalist groups.

The 47th Nimrod Literary Awards competition begins January 1, 2025; the deadline is January 31, 2025. We welcome your submissions, knowing that each year brings new discoveries, often from those who have submitted to the competition before.

All entrants not previously contacted by Nimrod about their work may consider their work released at this time.