Contest Guidelines

“Waiting,” pastel on paper, by Edgar Degas, 1882.

The Lascaux Prizes in Poetry and Flash Fiction are presently open for submission. The Lascaux Prize in Creative Nonfiction will reopen 1 April 2024. The Lascaux Prize in Short Fiction will reopen 1 July 2024.

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The Lascaux Prize in Poetry

Poems may be previously published or unpublished, and simultaneous submissions are accepted. Winner receives $1,000 and a bronze medallion. Finalists receive $100. Winner and finalists are published in The Lascaux Review.

Entry fee is $15. Poets may enter more than once, and as many as five poems may be submitted per entry (all pasted into one document). There are no length restrictions. All genres and styles are welcome. Judges are the journal’s editors. Poets retain all rights to their work at all times. Because editors are dispersed geographically the review is unable to accept submissions via postal mail. Make sure Submittable is on your safe list. Please submit your work by 31 March 2024.


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The Lascaux Prize in Flash Fiction

Stories may be previously published or unpublished, and simultaneous submissions are accepted. True stories are welcome as long as they’re written in a narrative style. Winner receives $1,000 and a bronze medallion. Finalists receive $100. Winner and finalists are published in The Lascaux Review.

Entry fee is $15. Writers may enter more than once, and as many as three stories may be submitted per entry (all pasted into one document). Individual story length should not exceed 1,000 words. All genres and styles are welcome. Judges are the journal’s editors. Writers retain all rights to their work at all times. Because editors are dispersed geographically the review is unable to accept submissions via postal mail. Make sure Submittable is on your safe list. Please submit your work by 30 June 2024.


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The Lascaux Prize in Creative Nonfiction

The Lascaux Prize in Creative Nonfiction will reopen 1 April 2024. Creative nonfiction may include memoirs, chronicles, personal essays, humorous perspectives, literary journalism—anything the author has witnessed, experienced, learned, or discovered. Pieces may be previously published or unpublished, and simultaneous submissions are accepted. Winner receives $1,000 and a bronze medallion. Finalists receive $100. Winner and finalists are published in The Lascaux Review.

Entry fee is $15. Writers may enter more than once. Length should not exceed 10,000 words. All topics are welcome; pieces should be written in a nonacademic style. Judges are the journal’s editors. Writers retain all rights to their work at all times. Because editors are dispersed geographically the review is unable to accept submissions via postal mail. Make sure Submittable is on your safe list. Please submit your work by 30 September 2024.

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The Lascaux Prize in Short Fiction

The Lascaux Prize in Short Fiction will reopen 1 July 2024. Stories may be previously published or unpublished, and simultaneous submissions are accepted. Winner receives $1,000 and a bronze medallion. Finalists receive $100. Winner and finalists are published in The Lascaux Review.

Entry fee is $15. Writers may enter more than once. Length should not exceed 10,000 words. All genres and styles are welcome. Judges are the journal’s editors. Writers retain all rights to their work at all times. Because editors are dispersed geographically the review is unable to accept submissions via postal mail. Make sure Submittable is on your safe list. Please submit your work by 31 December 2024.

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