rex inc. press contest: $100,000 rexius Fiction Prize 2027 + Editing $75 Fee: usd $75.00

Deadline: Thursday, December 31, 2026 11:59 PM CST (in 85 days).

This application is for the $100,000 rexius Fiction Prize 2027 with editorial feedback. By choosing the editorial feedback option, you will receive detailed editorial feedback about your manuscript from a real person—no AI used.

Please submit only unpublished manuscripts and notify us if your simultaneous submission is accepted elsewhere. If individual stories or chapters have been published elsewhere, that is fine--no acknowledgement page needed.

You will be asked to attach a .docx or PDF file to your submission with no personal information included within the manuscript.

Please submit one of the following:

Novel - Full Manuscript
Novel - First Three Chapters
Short Story Collection - Full Manuscript
Short Story Collection - First Three Stories

By submitting an application, you are agreeing to the terms of the contest, found on our website: www.rexinc-litmag.com

Category: Fiction
File types: .doc, .docx, .pdf
Number of Full-length works: 1 full-length work
The file should include: Full-length novel, or first three chapters; Full short story collection, or first three stories.

Anonymous submissions are required (no identifying information in files).
Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Reprints are not allowed.
Multiple entries are allowed.

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