2025 Kenneth Patchen Award winner announced!
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 bo...
The Journal of Experimental Fiction will be open for submissions from June 1 to August 1
The Journal of Experimental Fiction will be open for submissions from June 1 to August 1.
The Journal of Experimental Fiction will be reading for a forthcoming anthology. We are looking for experimental fiction and material related or tangential to experimental fiction, including critical essays ...
The 2026 Kenneth Patchen Award for the Innovative Novel
Deadline: August 31, 2025
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...
2024 Kenneth Patchen Award shortlist and winner announced!
And now... the winner and short list for the 2024 Kenneth Patchen Award for the Innovative Novel!
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The shortlisted entries were
Tom Bradley -- No Baudelaires in Bablyton
Alan Gilbert -- Wipe
Antonio David Puerschel -- Plastic Flowers
Larry Greer -- Our Friend Charley
Richard...