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Kenneth Patchen Award entry.

The entry fee for the Patchen Award is $25. It can be paid here. If you need to use an alternate form of payment, please email us at egerdes@experimentalfiction.com for other options.

Entry fee: $25 per submission. Cycle window opens 1 April 2026 and closes 31 August 2026.

Manuscripts are read blind by an editorial panel chosen each year. Status updates land in your customer account and via email.

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Submissions are reviewed in the order received. Decision letters typically go out within 8 weeks of the cycle closing.