Open January 15–May 1.

Entry fee:

$30 for adult literary fiction, $20 children’s fiction. Adult fiction: literary novels, novellas, and short-story collections, minimum 22,000 words. Children’s fiction: middle-grade and YA novels, minimum length 20,000 words. No picture books. First prize: Publication contract offer with advance, plus finalist awards, for one book in each category. Finalists: $150 plus manuscript critique by finalist judges. Judges are Marge Piercy (adult fiction) and the Leapfrog editorial staff. Children’s fiction finalist judge TBA.

See www.leapfrogpress.com for details. Email fictioncontest@leapfrogpress.com.