Our reading period is September 15 through March 31.

We are now accepting submissions of poetry, drama, non-fiction, translations, artwork and criticism, as well as any interesting combinations thereof, exclusively through our online submission manager. Submit one story, play, essay, set of (or link to) artwork, set of 3-5 poems, or set of 2-4 short short stories at a time, and please wait for our response before submitting again.

We have made an editorial decision to close general fiction submissions. However, we are still taking all other genres until March 31. The fiction contest remains open until March 15, and general fiction submissions will re-open in the fall.

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Congratulations to the winners of our 2012 contest!

2012 Fiction Contest (Kevin McIlvoy, judge)

1st place: Derek Palacio, “A History of Civility”
2nd Place: Lauren Cobb, “The Blues Palace”
3rd place: Lyndsey Reese, “Conversion Disorder”

2012 Poetry Contest (Thomas Sayers Ellis, judge)

1st place: Megan Leonard, “The Truth is”
2nd Place: Ines Pujos, “Letters to a Foreign Country”
3rd place: Karen Terry, “Reconstruction”

2013 Poetry and Fiction Contests
Puerto del Sol is excited to announce the 2013 Poetry and Fiction Contests. The poetry category will be judged by Katrina Roberts, author of Underdog and Friendly Fire, among others. The fiction category will be judged by Michael Martone, author of Four for a Quarter and editor of Not Normal, Illinois: Peculiar Fiction from the Flyover, and others.

The entry fee is $15, and includes a one-year subscription to Puerto del Sol. Fiction submissions are limited to one piece of no more than 10,000 words per entry. Poetry submissions are limited to three poems of no more than two pages per entry. Prizes for fiction and poetry will be $400 for first place, $100 for second place, and $50 for third. The first-place manuscripts will be published in Puerto del Sol. All submissions will be considered for publication. Multiple submissions are allowed, with a fee of $15 for each additional submission.

The deadline for submission is March 15. The winners will be announced June 1.

All contest submissions and fees will be handled through our Submittable submission manager. Please e-mail us at contact@puertodelsol.org with any technical questions or other concerns.

Each submission should use standard manuscript formatting. However, names and contact information should not be included in the submission.

Students or faculty who have attended or taught at New Mexico State University within the last five years are not eligible, and neither are close friends or former students of the judges.

CLMP Contest Ethics Code

CLMP's community of independent literary publishers believes that ethical contests serve our shared goal: to connect writers and readers by publishing exceptional writing. We believe that intent to act ethically, clarity of guidelines, and transparency of process form the foundation of an ethical contest. To that end, we agree to:
1) conduct our contests as ethically as possible and to address any unethical behavior on the part of our readers, judges, or editors.
2) provide clear and specific contest guidelines—defining conflict of interest for all parties involved.
3) make the mechanics of our selection process available to the public. This Code recognizes that different contest models produce different results, but that each model can be run ethically.