Flyway Journal | Honey Prize 2026
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This contest is generating quite a buzz! In honor of our 30th anniversary, Flyway is hosting the Honey Prize. Submit your sweet, sticky, humming, stinging environmental and place-based poetry, creative nonfiction, drama, or fiction under 300 words.
The winner will receive a $300 cash prize, a piece of pottery from an independent Iowa artist, a jar of local Iowa honey, and a bee plushy. The winning piece will be published in Flyway, and the winner will be invited to read their piece (in person or virtually) at our 30th anniversary gala in April. Submissions are open January 1-31, 2026.
Contest Details
- Submission period: January 1 through January 31, 2026
- Submission fee: $3.00
- Winner announced: Mid-April 2026
Submission Guidelines
- Submit one piece per entry of poetry, prose, or script that is 300 words or less.
- Multiple entries are allowed, but must be submitted and paid for separately. Submissions containing more than one piece will be discarded.
- Titles do not count toward the 300-word limit.
- Please do not include a cover letter in your submission.
- Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please promptly withdraw your submission using the "withdraw" function on Submittable should your piece be accepted elsewhere.
Notes
- This contest is not open to visual art or pieces containing visual art/photographs.
- AI-generated work is not welcome.