Jade Ring Writing Contest (Nonmember Submissions) Wisconsin Writers Association Eligibility:Contest is open to anyone writing in English, age 18 or older.Only original submissions which have not been published in print, digital, or online (including blogs or social media), have not used any kind of artificial intelligence in content development or creation, have not previously placed in the Jade Ring contest, will be considered. Send your best work, proofread, short, complete, standalone pieces in the category.Simultaneous submissions to other contests or for publication are allowed; however, applicants MUST email [email protected] to withdraw your submission if it is accepted or wins/places in a contest elsewhere before August 1, 2025. No refunds.Jade Ring Contest Administrators reserve the right to close any category that does not meet the minimum level of 40 submissions, in which case entry fees will be refunded.Questions about eligibility, please contact [email protected].Submission Guidelines:*The Jade Ring Contest opens for submissions on March 1, 2025, 12:01am CST and closes June 1, 2025, 11:59pm CST.The Jade Ring Contest accepts online submissions and payments only. WWA uses Duosuma for a submission platform and entrants will be required to create an account to submit.Member fee: $20Non-member fee: $30Optional additional fee for paid critique by the judge: $20Submission deadline: June 1, 2025, 11:59pm Central Time.All entries must be formatted as double spaced (with the exception of poetry, which may be single spaced and specially formatted if needed), 1 inch margins, paginated, and in 12 PT Times New Roman font.Entries must be submitted as a Word document. PDF files and other file types such as Pages and Google Docs will not be accepted.Word count limit for Fiction and Nonfiction: No more than 2,000 words total for each entry.Poetry: up to three poems per entry, each poem must fit on a single separate page.Entries must be text only. No art or graphics allowed.Excessive cursing, sexually or violence-explicit, or hate speech, is not allowed.The Jade Ring Contest is judged blind. Author name should NOT appear on the submission, either on the manuscript OR on the file name.Title and Word Count for fiction/nonfiction (not poetry) must be placed at the top of the first page. Title(s) of Poetry must appear at the top of each page for each poem.Please name your files as follows: Title(underline)category (e.g.; TaleofTwoCities_fiction.doc) or Title_category_critique, if you are purchasing a paid critique option (e.g.; TaleofTwoCities_fiction_critique.doc); For poetry, as many titles as submitted, complete title of first poem, and, as applicable, the first word (after 'the', 'a', etc.) of the title of the second and third poems, (e.g., MerryWives_Rain_Pretty_poetry.doc, or Merrywives_Rain_Pretty_poetry_critique.doc). Please take care to ensure your file names are properly formatted. Questions to [email protected].*Entries that fail to follow submission guidelines will be disqualified, no refund.Publication Rights:When you enter the contest, you grant WWA one-time rights to publish your work (should it win or place) in Creative Wisconsin magazine. All winners and placers are expected to submit a brief biography for use in promotion of the Jade Ring Writing Contest. If you do not wish your piece to be published, do not enter the contest.WWA reserves the right for Jade Ring Writing Contest administrators to copy edit winning entries prior to publication in Creative Wisconsin magazine, and other partner publications.A Jade Ring gala to celebrate winning and placing entries will be held at the annual Fall Conference. You may wish to participate and may read from your entry.Special note: Please add [email protected] to your contact list to ensure timely emails that do not disappear into spam or junk folders.Entrants whose pieces have placed--either in the top three or as honorable mentions--will be notified that they are in the winners' circle by August 15, 2025. Paid critiques will be returned on or shortly thereafter.Prizes:First Place (in each category) - Jade Ring + $250 cash, and publication in Creative Wisconsin magazine. Winners also receive a one-week residency at Write On, Door County in 2025, to be scheduled. Write On offers a comfortable 3-bedroom residence, writing center with library, a 59-acre campus featuring 1.5 miles of groomed hiking trails, plus all that surrounding Door County has to offer: nature, state parks, beaches, and a thriving artist community. www.writeondoorcounty.org The residency does not include travel or meal expenses.Second Place (in each category) - $200 cash, publication in Creative Wisconsin magazine.Third Place (in each category) - $150 cash, publication in Creative Wisconsin magazine.Honorable Mention (up to three in each category, per judge’s prerogative) - one year membership (or gift card for lifetime members) to WWA, publication in Creative Wisconsin magazine.Quick Links to Open Calls:Nonmember Fiction (closing in 73 days)Nonmember Fiction (Add Critique) (closing in 73 days)Nonmember Nonfiction (closing in 73 days)Nonmember Nonfiction (Add Critique) (closing in 73 days)Nonmember Poetry (closing in 73 days)Nonmember Poetry (Add Critique) (closing in 73 days) Nonmember Fiction Fee: usd $30.00OpenCloses on Sunday, June 1, 2025 11:59 PM CDT (in 73 days).Submission Guidelines:*The Jade Ring Contest accepts online submissions and payments only. Mailed submissions will be discarded without being read. One entry per category per person. All entries must be formatted as double spaced (with the acceptation of poetry, which may be single spaced), 12 PT font, 1 inch margins, paginated, and in a common serif font such as Times New Roman. Entries must be submitted as a Word document. PDF files and other file types such as Pages and Google Docs will not be accepted. Entries must be text only. Please do not insert clip art, drawings, icons or any graphics within the document. The Jade Ring Contest is judged blind. Author name should NOT appear on the submission, either on the manuscript or on the file name. Title and Word Count must be placed at the top of the first page. Please name your files as follows: Title +category (e.g.; TaleofTwoCities_fiction.doc) or Title+category+critique, if you are purchasing a paid critique option (e.g.; TaleofTwoCities_fiction_critique.doc). Please take care to ensure your file names are properly formatted. *Entries that fail to follow submission guidelines will be disqualified. SubmitNonmember Fiction (Add Critique) Fee: usd $50.00OpenCloses on Sunday, June 1, 2025 11:59 PM CDT (in 73 days).Submission Guidelines:*The Jade Ring Contest accepts online submissions and payments only. Mailed submissions will be discarded without being read. One entry per category per person. All entries must be formatted as double spaced (with the acceptation of poetry, which may be single spaced), 12 PT font, 1 inch margins, paginated, and in a common serif font such as Times New Roman. Entries must be submitted as a Word document. PDF files and other file types such as Pages and Google Docs will not be accepted. Entries must be text only. Please do not insert clip art, drawings, icons or any graphics within the document. The Jade Ring Contest is judged blind. Author name should NOT appear on the submission, either on the manuscript or on the file name. Title and Word Count must be placed at the top of the first page. Please name your files as follows: Title +category (e.g.; TaleofTwoCities_fiction.doc) or Title+category+critique, if you are purchasing a paid critique option (e.g.; TaleofTwoCities_fiction_critique.doc). Please take care to ensure your file names are properly formatted.*Entries that fail to follow submission guidelines will be disqualified.SubmitNonmember Nonfiction Fee: usd $30.00OpenCloses on Sunday, June 1, 2025 11:59 PM CDT (in 73 days).Submission Guidelines:*The Jade Ring Contest accepts online submissions and payments only. Mailed submissions will be discarded without being read. One entry per category per person. All entries must be formatted as double spaced (with the acceptation of poetry, which may be single spaced), 12 PT font, 1 inch margins, paginated, and in a common serif font such as Times New Roman. Entries must be submitted as a Word document. PDF files and other file types such as Pages and Google Docs will not be accepted. Entries must be text only. Please do not insert clip art, drawings, icons or any graphics within the document. The Jade Ring Contest is judged blind. Author name should NOT appear on the submission, either on the manuscript or on the file name. Title and Word Count must be placed at the top of the first page. Please name your files as follows: Title +category (e.g.; TaleofTwoCities_fiction.doc) or Title+category+critique, if you are purchasing a paid critique option (e.g.; TaleofTwoCities_fiction_critique.doc). Please take care to ensure your file names are properly formatted.*Entries that fail to follow submission guidelines will be disqualified.SubmitNonmember Nonfiction (Add Critique) Fee: usd $50.00OpenCloses on Sunday, June 1, 2025 11:59 PM CDT (in 73 days).Submission Guidelines:*The Jade Ring Contest accepts online submissions and payments only. Mailed submissions will be discarded without being read. One entry per category per person. All entries must be formatted as double spaced (with the acceptation of poetry, which may be single spaced), 12 PT font, 1 inch margins, paginated, and in a common serif font such as Times New Roman. Entries must be submitted as a Word document. PDF files and other file types such as Pages and Google Docs will not be accepted. Entries must be text only. Please do not insert clip art, drawings, icons or any graphics within the document. The Jade Ring Contest is judged blind. Author name should NOT appear on the submission, either on the manuscript or on the file name. Title and Word Count must be placed at the top of the first page. Please name your files as follows: Title +category (e.g.; TaleofTwoCities_fiction.doc) or Title+category+critique, if you are purchasing a paid critique option (e.g.; TaleofTwoCities_fiction_critique.doc). Please take care to ensure your file names are properly formatted.*Entries that fail to follow submission guidelines will be disqualified.SubmitNonmember Poetry Fee: usd $30.00OpenCloses on Sunday, June 1, 2025 11:59 PM CDT (in 73 days).Submission Guidelines:*The Jade Ring Contest accepts online submissions and payments only. Mailed submissions will be discarded without being read. One entry per category per person. All entries must be formatted as double spaced (with the exception of poetry, which may be single spaced), 12 PT font, 1 inch margins, paginated, and in a common serif font such as Times New Roman. You may submit up the three poems. All poems must be in the same word document. Entries must be submitted as a Word document. PDF files and other file types such as Pages and Google Docs will not be accepted. Entries must be text only. Please do not insert clip art, drawings, icons or any graphics within the document. The Jade Ring Contest is judged blind. Author name should NOT appear on the submission, either on the manuscript or on the file name. Title and Word Count must be placed at the top of the first page. Please name your files as follows: Title +category (e.g.; TaleofTwoCities_fiction.doc) or Title+category+critique, if you are purchasing a paid critique option (e.g.; TaleofTwoCities_fiction_critique.doc). Please take care to ensure your file names are properly formatted.*Entries that fail to follow submission guidelines will be disqualified.SubmitNonmember Poetry (Add Critique) Fee: usd $50.00OpenCloses on Sunday, June 1, 2025 11:59 PM CDT (in 73 days).Submission Guidelines:*The Jade Ring Contest accepts online submissions and payments only. Mailed submissions will be discarded without being read. One entry per category per person. All entries must be formatted as double spaced (with the exception of poetry, which may be single spaced), 12 PT font, 1 inch margins, paginated, and in a common serif font such as Times New Roman. You may submit up the three poems. All poems must be in the same word document. Entries must be submitted as a Word document. PDF files and other file types such as Pages and Google Docs will not be accepted. Entries must be text only. Please do not insert clip art, drawings, icons or any graphics within the document. The Jade Ring Contest is judged blind. Author name should NOT appear on the submission, either on the manuscript or on the file name. Title and Word Count must be placed at the top of the first page. Please name your files as follows: Title +category (e.g.; TaleofTwoCities_fiction.doc) or Title+category+critique, if you are purchasing a paid critique option (e.g.; TaleofTwoCities_fiction_critique.doc). Please take care to ensure your file names are properly formatted.*Entries that fail to follow submission guidelines will be disqualified.Submit Other Related ProjectsWisconsin Writers Association Student Writing Contest