2026 Creative Nonfiction Contest - $2000 Prize
Only 13 more days to send us your best nonfiction!
This is the perfect time to tidy up your best piece and submit it to our 2026 Creative Nonfiction Contest before midnight (pacific time) Monday, June 1, 2026, for a chance to win $2000 and publication in our Fall 2026 issue!
This year's judge is Brian Braganza!
Brian Braganza has published creative nonfiction in The Fiddlehead, Rooted 2, Existere Journal, The Willow Herb Review, and Saltscapes Magazine. He’s won the Atlantic Writing Competition for CNF and subsequently served on the jury for the same competition. Brian has also served on a grant selection jury with Arts Nova Scotia. Brian is currently writing a manuscript of essays about identity, family, and outdoor-based practices for healing and reconnection.
Looking for some inspiration?
Read an excerpt from last year’s winning story “How Not to Say Good-Bye to Your Professor” by Shelley Pacholok.
Darn! Why do I seem to always find out about these after they're already closed? Good luck to all those who entered!