You may submit up to 50 pages (15,000 words) of your previously unpublished fiction, creative non-fiction, screenplay, stageplay, poetry, or other work. 

When it comes to longer works, we prefer an in-depth excerpt to spliced-together content that has been trimmed and diluted to adhere to an arbitrary word count. If your excerpt of 50 pages captures our interest, we may consider publishing more or all of the work in our magazine. We are grateful that our online format allows our writers the privilege of considering aesthetics, as opposed to distribution logistics, when determining the length of their work. 

Apply for the AZURE June 2015 Writing Contest.

Submission Guidelines:

• Simultaneous submissions welcome (as always, please let us know if your submission has been accepted for publication elsewhere). 
• You may submit multiple pieces as long as each is accompanied by a separate entry fee. Multiple poems, not exceeding 50 pages in total, are considered one submission.
• We accept published works only in the event that this presents no conflict with your previous publisher. 
• We have no formal guidelines regarding formatting aside from the request that you make your document as clear and readable as possible.
• We accept submissions and payment through our online form only, operated by Submittable. 
• If you fear that your work does not conform to one of the particular genres listed above, please submit anyway! We appreciate any intelligent and enjoyable writing, regardless of category distinctions.
• Please submit your work by May 15, 2015.
• Winners will be announced May 20, 2015.

First place: $200 & publication in AZURE

The entries of all winners and finalists will be published in the June 2015 online issue of AZURE.

Contest submission fee: $15

Application deadline: May 15, 2015.

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