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2025 Kenneth Patchen Award winner announced!
August 08, 2026· Eckhard Gerdes
And now for the long-awaited announcement of the winner of the 2025 Kenneth Patchen Award for the Innovative Novel. After much careful deliberation and consideration of the many fine manuscripts submitted, JEF has made its selection, and the winner is.... Erik Belgum for his book...
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40 Years
June 14, 2026· The Journal of Experimental Fiction
Forty years of The Journal of Experimental Fiction. Selected backlist titles at reduced prices to mark the anniversary. -
Short list announced for 2026 Kenneth Patchen Award for the Innovative Novel
May 26, 2026· Eckhard Gerdes
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...
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The 2027 Kenneth Patchen Award for the Innovative Novel
May 11, 2025· Eckhard Gerdes
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...