Ninth Letter

08/12/2026

Announcing our 2026 Literary Award Winners! Meg Day, T.C. Martin, and Laurie Lathem win $1000 prizes & publication our fall/winter issue. 🎉 Congratulations to our honorable mentions and finalists, and special thanks to guest judges Steven Espada Dawson, Angela Pelster, and Dantiel W. Moniz!

06/26/2026

Ninth Letter is honored to feature Amanda Borquaye’s essay “Wayward,” which is the Disquiet International Literary Award’s Nonfiction Prize winner for 2026. Check out the full essay at ninthletter.com. Link in bio!

05/03/2026

Deadline Extended: May 9. Missed the submission deadline for our contest? Here's another week to get your submission to us! Full guidelines and details > link in bio.

04/26/2026

Check out past winners and honorees for the Ninth Letter Literary Awards! You can read the full pieces on our site. Fantastic work from Weijia Pan, Maeve Barry, and Mickie Kennedy. Link in bio. Stay tuned for more 🔥

04/25/2026

Submit your best work for a chance at $1000 each in poetry, fiction, and cnf. Link in bio!
Plus:
Free one-year print subscription to 9L included ✅
All submissions considered for pub ✅
Open until MAY 1 (corrected) ✅
Waiting on a response from us for another submission? You're still eligible for the contest!

Ninth Letter Literary AwardsNinth Letter accepts submissions of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for our literary awards from March 1 to May 1. PrizeThe winner in each genre (poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction) will receive $1,000, publication in the Fall/Winter print issue and online, two con...

04/20/2026

We are excited to feature an interview with Diamond Forde + a poem from her new collection THE BOOK OF ALICE (Scribner, 2026). Read the exclusive at ninthletter.com! Link in bio.

04/15/2026

Introducing the 2026 Literary Awards Creative Nonfiction Judge: Angela Pelster 🏆 Submit your best work for a chance at $1000 prize. Link in bio!
Plus: 📗 One-year print subscription included. 🖋 All submissions considered for publication.

04/14/2026

Introducing the 2026 Literary Awards Fiction Judge: Dantiel W. Moniz 🏆 Submit your best work for a chance at $1000 prize. Link in bio!
Plus: 📗 One-year print subscription included. 🖋 All submissions considered for publication.

04/13/2026

Introducing the 2026 Literary Awards Poetry Judge: Steven Espada Dawson.
🏆 Submit your best work for a chance at $1000 prize. Link in bio!
Plus:
📗 One-year print subscription included.
🖋 All submissions considered for publication.
Submit by May 1!

04/03/2026

Ninth Letter is proud to present the latest web edition: Performance. 🎭 Featuring the work of 15 amazing writers, this issue asks what it means to perform? How do we do it, why do we do it, and for whom? 🎭 Read it for free at ninthletter.com! 🎭 Link in bio.