CONTEST: The 2020 Jeff Sharlet Memorial Award for Veterans

This creative writing contest for U.S. military veterans and active-duty personnel is hosted by The Iowa Review and made possible by a gift from the family of Jeff Sharlet (1942–69), a Vietnam veteran and antiwar writer and activist. The contest is open to veterans and active-duty personnel writing in any genre and about any subject matter. There is no entry fee.

Prizes: 
First place: $1,000 plus publication in an issue of The Iowa Review. 
Second place: $750.
Three runners-up: $500 each.

To submit online, please visit https://iowareview.submittable.com/submit between May 1 and 31, 2020, and follow the instructions.

To read sample submission and learn about eligibility and conflicts of interest, go to the Iowa Review page on the Jeff Sharlet Memorial Award for Veterans.

The Jeff Sharlet Memorial Award for Veterans is supported by the Veterans Law Office of Amy B. Kretkowski and a 2016 Art Works Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.