The Francine Ringold Awards for New Writers honor the work of writers at the beginning of their careers.

Prizes:

$500 prizes will be awarded in both the fiction and poetry categories, and the winning manuscripts will appear in the spring issue of Nimrod. Winners will have the chance to work with the Nimrod board of editors to refine and edit their manuscripts before publication.

Honorable Mentions will also be published and paid at our standard publication rates. Honorable Mentions will have the chance to work with the Nimrod board of editors to refine and edit their manuscripts before publication.

Contest Rules

Eligibility:

Open only to writers whose work has not appeared or is not scheduled to appear in more than 2 publications in the genre in which they are submitting. (Self-published works, works with a distribution of less than 100 copies, and journalistic articles are not considered toward the count of 2 publications.)

Guidelines:

Poetry: Up to 5 pages of poetry (one long poem or several short poems)

· Fiction: 5,000 words maximum (one short story or a self-contained excerpt from a novel)

· All work submitted must be unpublished.

· Work submitted may be on any theme, any subject.

· The contest is open internationally.

· Include a cover sheet containing title(s), author’s name, full address, phone, and email.

· Omit author’s name on manuscript.

Dates:

Contest opens May 1.

Postmark Deadline: July 15.

Online Submissions:

Work may be submitted online using our online submission manager system:https://nimrodjournal.submittable.com/submit.

Postal Submissions:

Clearly indicate “Ringold Contest Entry” on both the outer envelope and the cover sheet. Staple manuscript if possible; if not, please bind with a heavy clip. Include SASE for results only; manuscripts will not be returned. The results will be posted on Nimrod’s website.

Mail to:

Nimrod International Journal

Francine Ringold Awards for New Writers–Fiction or Poetry (indicate the appropriate category)

The University of Tulsa

800 S. Tucker Dr.

Tulsa, OK 74104

Entry Fee:

Each entry must be accompanied by a $12 fee, which includes both the reading fee and a copy of the spring issue of Nimrod. Make checks payable to Nimrod. Writers may submit multiple entries, but each entry must include its own $12 fee.

The 7th Francine Ringold Awards for New Writers

The editors of Nimrod International Journal are delighted to announce the winners and honorable mentions of the 7th Francine Ringold Awards for New Writers.

FICTION PRIZE

Zen Ren, “Content Violation”

POETRY PRIZE

Johanna Magin, “Thin Places” and other poems

FICTION HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Mackenzie Majewski, “Temperance”

POETRY HONORABLE MENTIONS

Jessica Chretien, “Interview, Round Two”
Kyo Lee: “Parallel” and other poems
Tiffany Mi: “Counterintelligence”
Zen Ren: “Ampersand”
Grace Yu: “Korean Teacher”

We extend congratulations to these remarkable writers and thanks to everyone who submitted to the contest.

We extend congratulations to these remarkable writers and thanks to everyone who submitted to the contest. The 8th Francine Ringold Awards open May 1st, 2024, and are open to writers with no more than 2 publications in their genre at the time of their submission.