Here is an excellent opportunity to enter a no-cost writing contest open only to veterans and active duty military personnel.

The 2024 contest rules include the following.

• Submit a manuscript in any genre (poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction) of up to 20 pages. Prose submissions must be double-spaced. Work must be previously unpublished. Simultaneous submissions are fine, assuming you inform us of acceptance elsewhere.

• The judge will select winners from a group of finalists chosen by Iowa Review editors. All manuscripts, whether selected as finalists or not, are considered for publication.

• Proof of military service is not required when submitting. (We request documentation only when a writer's work makes it to the final round of judging.)

• To submit online, please visit https://iowareview.submittable.com/submit between May 1 and 31, 2024, and follow the instructions.

For full details, please visit https://iowareview.org/veteranswritingcontest.

Good luck!