Contests

While Gival Press has sponsored four different contests: the contest for a poetry ms and the contest for a novel ms have discontinued since November 2024.

Please note Gival Press is also no longer entertaining mss for book publication.

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Nonetheless, Gival Press is keeping 54 of its 85 published books In Print and is keeping 37 of its 47 published ebooks In Print.

However, we have 2 ongoing contests for which there is an individual webpage that gives the specifics for each contest. 
 

• The Gival Press Oscar Wilde Award (begun in 2002 for a single poem, given annually)

• The Gival Press Short Story Award (begun in 2004 for best stand-alone short story, given annually) 

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• As guideline to the literary fiction we are looking for, we quote Eileen Gonzalez's comment on literary fiction which appeared in Foreword Reviews (Nov/Dec 2020): "Literary fiction involves more than just a great story. It puts ordinary humans under a microscope, examining our strengths and weakness, the heights to which we can rise, and the depths to which we may fall."—Eileen Gonzalez

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•     Please note that our contests are open to all poets and writers globally. Having said that, Gival Press looks for work that reflects our values of Human Decency, Respect for Others, and work that Values all Peoples of the Earth.

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• Visit our Entry Portal for the ongoing single poem and short story contests: https://Givalpress.Submittable.com

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• Please note that as of 2024, the Gival Press Novel Award and the Gival Press Poetry Award have been discontinued  permanently.  Winners of these awards, however, can still be accessed.

• The Gival Press Poetry Award (for a book manuscript).

• The Gival Press Novel Award (for a book manuscript).

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