The Breakout! Writers Prize brings visibility to the creators of our future by honoring and supporting outstanding college and graduate student writers. Winners have gone on to get agents, publish books, and discover new careers in publishing.
Two Writers, One in Prose and One in Poetry, Will Receive:
* A $1000 cash prize each
* Publication in a print issue of Epiphany
* A one-year print subscription to Epiphany
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Our 2025 Breakout! Writers Prize is currently open! Submissions close April 15th.
The Fresh Voices Fellowship supports one or more emerging Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, or other writer of color who does not have an MFA and is not currently enrolled in a degree-granting creative writing program. Applicants must be based in the United States or be living in the United States during the twelve-month fellowship.
One Writer, in Prose or Poetry, Will Receive:
* A $2000 stipend
* A year-long editorial fellowship at Epiphany, which entails the opportunity to participate in the editorial and publication process of a small non-profit literary magazine, and to build close relationships with the editorial team
* Publication in a print issue of Epiphany
* A one-year print subscription to Epiphany
* A Q&A to be published on Epiphany’s website
Our 2025 Fresh Voices Fellowship is CLOSED for applications.
We are so appreciative of the hundreds of applications we received from around the world. These applicants have broadened our editorial perspectives and we are thankful to have been introduced to so many new, exciting, talented writers.
Come back in Spring 2025 to meet our 2025 Fresh Voices Fellow!
Because this opportunity is designed to support writers currently working outside traditional literary and academic systems, applicants must not have an advanced degree (MA, MFA, PhD) in creative writing or English and must not be enrolled at the time of application in any degree-granting program. Applicants must also not have published or be contracted to publish a full-length book (excluding self-publication).
Application Requirements:
1) Work Sample: Please include a 5-page sample (double-spaced) of work you feel most represents you, your interests, and your literary style. (If you’re sending a novel excerpt, please include a short synopsis of the novel and an explanation of where, in the story, the excerpt falls.) This sample need not be unpublished.
2) Cover Letter: Please tell us a bit about yourself as an artist, your relationship to the mainstream literary/publishing world, and what you are hoping to gain by working in a literary magazine environment for a year.
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