![]() ![]() Art can possess the prophetic quality to imagine where we are going. But there are also inflection points in history when the world feels changed. ![]() The Boston Review Annual Poetry Contest and the Aura Estrada Short Story Contest share the same theme this year: In the next section you will find a description of this year’s theme for both contests, and then continue reading below that for genre-specific contest guidelines. All contestants will receive a free copy of the issue. This offers contestants more transparency about what Boston Review’s editors are seeking in any given year. Finally, Boston Review commits to publishing an annual themed literary issue, and the contests share the issue’s theme. ![]() In addition, while a winner will be chosen in each genre, many more runners-up will have their work published, increasing the likelihood that entrants will have their work shared with Boston Review’s audience.Free entries and paid entries are read in the same way and given equal weight. Contestants from the United States, Canada, and Western Europe pay an entry fee of $20, which helps subsidize the entry of contestants from outside of those countries, as well as those claiming hardship, all of whom pay nothing to enter our contests.Boston Review is pleased to adopt a contest model shaped by social justice and accessibility concerns. ![]()
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