Solstice Literary Magazine Annual Summer Contest


Call For Submissions

Solstice Literary Magazine seeks submissions for its Annual Summer Contest!

Submissions will be accepted in poetry (final judge: Sandra Lim), fiction (final judge: Helen Elaine Lee), nonfiction (final judge: J.D. Scrimgeour), and graphic literature (final judge: Bhanu Pratap). Prizes of $500 will be given to the winners in poetry, nonfiction, and graphic literature, and a prize of $1,000 will be awarded to the winner in fiction.

Winners, five finalists, and editors’ choices in each genre will be published in our Summer Awards Issue due out in August. All winners, finalists, and editors’ choices will be cited in future advertisements and announcements.

Fee: $18/entry

Full contest guidelines can be viewed here; submissions are accepted only via Submittable.


Submission Period
April 1, 2025 - June 1, 2025

Submissions Guidelines URL

Poetry Fiction Nonfiction Art Online Magazine