2026 ALR Awards are Open for Submissions!

Submissions for the 2026 ALR Awards are open from June 1 – Sept. 1, 2025.

We are accepting submissions of poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction.

Our judges for this year are:

Olufunke Grace Bankole – Short Fiction

Carl Phillips – Poetry

Ira Sukrungruang – Essays

 

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