The Twin Bill's fourth annual contest for best baseball fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry is open for submissions! Winners will receive $100 and an engraved baseball trophy. Second place in each category will receive $50, and an honorable mention will receive $25. Each will be published in our January 31 issue online and in print.

All submissions are $10 and will be considered for the contest and the All-Star Game issue. No previously published work or AI.

Submissions close on December 15. Please read below for more information on each category.

Sidd Finch Fiction Prize

We are interested in short stories up to roughly 3,000 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 the 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.