How to Submit

This year, we are accepting essays, poetry, and short fiction for the writing prize.

We are also accepting essays, poetry, short fiction, and visual art for Evanescent.

Submission Information

Submissions of essays and short fiction should not exceed 2,500 words.

Submissions of poetry should not exceed 4 pages. You can submit separate poems or one long poem.

The deadline for submission is Sunday December 31, 2024 at 11:59pm. Please do not include your name, department, or any other identifying information in the submitted writing. Enter this information as prompted in the submission form. Limit one entry per person. To be eligible for the Prize , you must have an affiliation with the Jefferson Community (patient, caregiver, community partner,, student, volunteer, staff, faculty). The spirit of the Prize is to encourage and stimulate new writing in response to the prompts. With that in mind, unfortunately we cannot accept submissions of previously published essays. For more information on the The Drs. Theresa and Charles Yeo Writing Prize, click here.

We look forward to reading your stories.

Submit Your Work on Submittable

To submit work to the 4th annual Yeo Writing Prize and the 2024-2025 edition of Evanescent, please click the link below to the Submittable website and follow the instructions on the submission form:

Submit Here