The 2020 Maine Chapbook Series contest is open for submissions from September 1 through October 31, 2020. Award-winning writer Sigrid Nunez will judge the contest and pick a winning chapbook of fiction to be published in 2021. To read more about Nunez and to see the full list of contest submission guidelines, please visit the Maine Chapbook Series page.

• The Maine Chapbook Series is open to all current Maine residents (including part-time, seasonal residents who own a second home in the state).

• Only those who have not published a full-length collection in this year’s genre may enter. This does not include self-published collections.

• MWPA members may enter for $15 and nonmembers for $25 per submitted manuscript. More than one submission is allowed per person but each must include an entry fee.

• All entrants will receive a copy of the winning book.

• Fiction manuscripts should be 10,00-25,000 words in length (front matter not included).