The Prairie Schooner Raz-Shumaker Book Prize

A project of Prairie Schooner (see other related projects).

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Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions.
The fee is USD $25 (above average for contests).

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Medium & Contest Frequency

Print Publication Print Publication: Awarded 1 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Slower: The Prairie Schooner Raz-Shumaker Book Prize's overall average response time is slower than most contests.
More Challenging: The Prairie Schooner Raz-Shumaker Book Prize's overall acceptance rate is lower than most contests.
Less Responsive: The Prairie Schooner Raz-Shumaker Book Prize's overall rate of non-response is higher than most contests.

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 15 January 2027* (approx. 124 days from now) through 15 March 2027.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Fiction Collection: More than 37,500 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

Professional advance (US$2000 or more) + Unknown royalties Professional advance. Unknown royalties. Details: USD $3,000.

Submissions:

Methods: Submittable submission manager. Postal.
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:

Will be open to submissions from 15 January 2027* (approx. 124 days from now) through 15 March 2027.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poetry Collection: 50 pages or more.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Winner's Prize:

Professional advance (US$2000 or more) + Unknown royalties Professional advance. Unknown royalties. Details: USD $3,000.

Submissions:

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.
* We do not know the time and/or timezone, so we cannot be more precise. Submit early to avoid disappointment.

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The Prairie Schooner Raz-Shumaker Book Prize Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 65 reports from 63 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

9 min | 179.2 mean avg | 173.0 median | 417 max days (82.3 std dev)

Responses

81.54 %

Acceptances:

0.00 %

Rejections:

81.54 % (183.1 avg. days per rejection) | 7.6 % personal, 50.9 % form, 41.5 % unspecified | 1.5 % shortlisted

Non-Responses

4.62 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

4.62 % (329.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

Withdrawals

13.85 % (66.4 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

10 responses are pending (181 min | 191.2 mean avg | 184.0 median | 236 max days waiting | 1,014.2 std dev) from 10 different members

Other Information

The most common submission fee paid: USD $25.00.
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 03 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 02 Jun 2026.
Date compiled: 12 Sep 2026 05:28 UTC (2 hours, 16 minutes ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 03 Sep 2026

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