The Twin Bill is a literary baseball journal.
The Twin Bill's third annual contest for best baseball fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry is open for submissions! Winners will receive $100 and an engraved baseball trophy. The runner-up in each category will receive $50 and will be published in our January 31 issue.
All submissions are $10 and will be considered for the contest and the Opening Day issue. Please don't have your name anywhere on the document.
Submissions close on December 30. Please read below for more information on each category.
Sidd Finch Fiction Prize
We are interested in short stories up to roughly 5,000 words.
We are looking for writing that displays a strong personal style and a connection to the game of baseball. Most of all, we are excited by stories that situate baseball in a broader context, beyond the action of an individual game or at-bat. The more surprising connection to baseball, the better.
Jackie Mitchell Creative Nonfiction Prize
Creative Nonfiction at The Twin Bill is a place for true stories, boldly told. We're looking for pieces that tell a story and show growth or change, not recapping a game or moment, but putting it into a broader personal context.
E. Ethelbert Miller Poetry Prize
Please send up to five poems.