[New!] Playwriting Prize: A competition for twenty-minute stage scripts. Only one playwriting piece will be accepted per issue. The final round will be judged by CMU Drama faculty (ranked #4 globally by The Hollywood Reporter in their 2025 list of best drama schools).
One piece per submission. Your name should not be printed anywhere on your submission, save the document title. Prize pot is $250.
Titles should follow the format “Name, Genre”.
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Up to 5,000 words per submission.
Your name should not be printed anywhere on your submission, save the document title.
Titles should follow the format “Name, Genre”.
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Up to five poems per submission, with no more than five pages total. Each poem should be its own page.
Your name should not be printed anywhere on your submission, save the document title.
Titles should follow the format “Name, Genre”.
All accepted poems will be in contention for the OAKLAND REVIEW POETRY PRIZE, with one winner and two runners-up. Finalists will be judged jointly by OR staff and guest poets from the CMU Press.
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Up to 5,000 words per submission.
Your name should not be printed anywhere on your submission, save the document title.
Titles should follow the format “Name, Genre”.
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Up to five pieces per submission, with no more than five pages total. Each piece should be on its own page. Titles should include the medium (e.g. Untitled 1, painting) for convenience and diligence.
Your name should not be printed anywhere on your submission, save the document title.
Titles should follow the format “Name, Genre”.
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