Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize
Ends on
2025 Final Judge: Paul Crenshaw
We welcome creative nonfiction (including memoir, personal essays, travel writing, and other forms of cnf) up to 7500 words BY MARCH 1.
NO SUBMISSION FEE. But you must be an NCLR subscriber to submit to the Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize competition (you may subscribe after submitting--but by end of day, March 1).
- With a one-year subscription to NCLR, submit one creative nonfiction piece. With a two-year subscription, two. Members of the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association can submit any number of essays with no additional subscription (members receive NCLR as part of their membership).
- Once you have submitted your piece(s) on Submittable (in a single submission), you will receive an email with a link to subscription information.
- Please direct questions about the competition to nclrstaff@ecu.edu.
- To check on your subscription status, please email subscriptions@dukeupress.edu or call (919) 688-5134 or (888) 651-0122.
Before submitting, please read the full guidelines for the Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize competition, including eligibility requirements.