Our Contests

The Missouri Review holds two annual contests, the Jeffrey E. Smith Editors' Prize in Fiction, Essay and Poetry, and our recently instituted Audio Competition.

Jeffrey E. Smith Editors' Prize

Extended Deadline: October 8, 2008

Now in its 18th year, the Jeffrey E. Smith Editors' Prize awards over $9000 annually in Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction.  But that's not all: winners are featured in the spring issue of The Missouri Review and flown to Columbia (MO!) for a gala reading and reception.  Three runners-up in each category receive cash prizes and are considered for publication. Full guidelines are available here. You can also see previous winners.

Audio & Video Competition

Deadline: December 1, 2008

The Missouri Review invites all writers and writers/producers to participate in our second ever Audio & Video Competition. We have audio categories suitable for all kinds of writers, including Narrative Essay, Documentary, as well asVoice-Only Literature categories for Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction. And this year we are introducing a new Video category! The 2008 submission period is now open. The postmark deadline is December 1, 2008. Full guidelines are available here. You can also see previous winners.