Variant Literature Pizza Prize
Description
For me, pizza is the best kind of quotidian gift. Pizza can be found everywhere: local joints, national chains, grocery stores, made from scratch, or delivered right to your front door. Pizza can be cheap and easy or artisanal and expensive. It’s a basic meal to love, savor, and share.
Across genres, I am craving work that feels cheesy, hearty, communal, intimate, and timeless. Send me your work that’s had time to proof, carefully crafted, marrying your favorite flavors, fresh and warm from the oven. I’m not too worried about presentation—I want sustenance and joy. I want the kind of writing that everyone wants to devour. Keep me coming back to fight for the last piece. In particular, send writing that reflects the ethos of pizza: accessible and welcoming, jubilant and unpretentious. There’s no right or wrong here, just make sure that all are welcome and can grab a plate.
I’m ready to read whatever pie you build. I can’t wait to share a slice.
Across genres, I am craving work that feels cheesy, hearty, communal, intimate, and timeless. Send me your work that’s had time to proof, carefully crafted, marrying your favorite flavors, fresh and warm from the oven. I’m not too worried about presentation—I want sustenance and joy. I want the kind of writing that everyone wants to devour. Keep me coming back to fight for the last piece. In particular, send writing that reflects the ethos of pizza: accessible and welcoming, jubilant and unpretentious. There’s no right or wrong here, just make sure that all are welcome and can grab a plate.
I’m ready to read whatever pie you build. I can’t wait to share a slice.
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Market Genres
Genres
GeneralMarket Types, Lengths & Pay Scale
Originals
Flash
0 to 1000 words
Non-Paying
Short Story
1000 to 7500 words
Non-Paying
Novelette
7500 to 17500 words
Non-Paying
Novella
17500 to 40000 words
Non-Paying
Note: This publication does not state a clear max word count, so the max word count for this listing has been set to a default.
Market Submission Types
AI Submissions?: Unknown Policy
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
Electronic Submissions?: Yes
Postal Submissions?: No
Multiple Submissions?: No
Simultaneous Submissions?: No
Translations: Original Language Only
Market-Provided Data
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Market Response Data (User-Reported)
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Count:
There are 2 completed reports in the past 12 months.
Averages and Boundaries:
Min: 12 | Average: 27.50 | Median: 27 | Max: 43
Responded:
100.00%
Accepted:
-
Rejected:
100.00% - avg 27 days
(50.00% of rejections are personal)
Rewrites:
-
Dead Letters:
-
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawn:
-
Pending:
There are 0 pending responses.
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Listing added: 26 August 2022
Last officially checked: 22 January 2026