Short list announced for 2026 Kenneth Patchen Award for the Innovative Novel
Hi everyone,
After long delays, many of which were unforeseeable, we have winnowed down the submissions to a short list of nine manuscripts. The manuscripts in the short list are numbers 0331, 0428, 0923, 1549, 2049, 6519, 7227, 8265, and 9308.
This was a very difficult selection to make. Almost...
The 2027 Kenneth Patchen Award for the Innovative Novel
Deadline: August 31, 2026
Entry Fee: $25
E-mail address: egerdes@experimentalfiction.com
A prize of $1,000 and book publication by Journal of Experimental Fiction and JEF Books is given annually for an innovative novel. Submit a manuscript of any length with a $25 entry fee by August 31. This yea...