Fairleigh Dickinson University First Book Contest

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About

The Fairleigh Dickinson University MFA Program and Serving House Books (SHB) will award prizes for excellence for first books in poetry and prose. The contest judges will select a winning work work of poetry and of prose (novel, story collection, or work of creative nonfiction) to be published by Serving House Books (servinghousebooks.com) . Writers who have not yet published a full-length book are eligible to enter.

No Fees! This contest does not charge mandatory fees.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Unknown contest frequency

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Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Fiction Collection: 40,000 - 75,000 words.
Novel: 40,000 - 75,000 words.

Styles:

Literary.

Topics:

None found.

Winner's Prize:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Poetry Closed

Audience:

Unknown

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known.
Poetry Collection: No page limits known.

Poetry Forms:

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

Styles:

Literary.

Topics:

None found.

Winner's Prize:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026