Digging Press Chapbook Series Competition

A project of Digging Press (see other related projects).

This project is believed to be defunct. (October 2025)

About

The Digging Press Chapbook Series Competition is open for submissions of prose and poetry. We seek innovative chapbooks that are inventively personal and richly imagined. We are inspired by the works of Clarice Lispector, Augusto Monterroso, Lynne Tillman, Óscar Esquivias, Giannina Braschi, Italo Calvino, Lydia Davis, Zakaria Tamer, Gloria Evangelina Anzaldúa, Sonia Sanchez, Ocean Vuong, Sam Sax, Claudia Rankine, Eileen Myles…

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions.
The fee is USD $20 (average for contests).

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2018

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Unknown contest frequency

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Fiction Collection: 5,500 - 9,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

Semi-pro advance (US$200-1999) + No royalties Provides free copy/copies Semi-pro advance. No royalties. Provides free copy/copies. Details: $350.

Submissions:

Method: Unknown.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

Collapse section Poetry Believed Defunct

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poetry Chapbook: 24 - 46 pages.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Narrative poetry.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

Semi-pro advance (US$200-1999) + No royalties Provides free copy/copies Semi-pro advance. No royalties. Provides free copy/copies. Details: $350.

Submissions:

Method: Unknown.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates

Last Updated: 17 Oct 2025