{"id":2371,"date":"2018-11-19T17:38:27","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T22:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regalhousepublishing.com\/?page_id=2371"},"modified":"2026-04-05T12:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T16:35:07","slug":"the-petrichor-prize-for-finely-crafted-fiction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/regalhousepublishing.com\/the-petrichor-prize-for-finely-crafted-fiction\/","title":{"rendered":"The Petrichor Prize for Finely Crafted Fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14697\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/regalhousepublishing.com\/the-petrichor-prize-for-finely-crafted-fiction\/patri2026\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/regalhousepublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/patri2026.jpg?fit=1024%2C421&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,421\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"patri2026\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/regalhousepublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/patri2026.jpg?fit=1024%2C421&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14697 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/regalhousepublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/patri2026.jpg?resize=1024%2C421&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/regalhousepublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/patri2026.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/regalhousepublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/patri2026.jpg?resize=300%2C123&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/regalhousepublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/patri2026.jpg?resize=150%2C62&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/regalhousepublishing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/patri2026.jpg?resize=768%2C316&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Accepting submissions for the 2026 Petrichor Prize: <\/strong><strong>April 15, 2026 \u2013 July 15, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2026 Winner Receives:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>$1000 and book publication by Regal House Publishing<\/p>\n<p>The editors at Regal House Publishing will announce their longlist on August 30, 2026, and the winner on September 15, 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/regalhousepublishing.com\/katherine-giuffre\/\"><strong>Winner of the 2025 Petrichor Prize<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/regalhousepublishing.com\/karen-garloch\/\">Winner of the 2024 Petrichor Prize<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/regalhousepublishing.com\/kathleen-novak\/\">Winner of the 2023 Petrichor Prize<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/regalhousepublishing.com\/2022-petrichor-prize\/\">Winner of the 2022 Petrichor Prize<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/regalhousepublishing.com\/2021-petrichor-prize\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Winner of the 2021 Petrichor Prize<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/regalhousepublishing.com\/2020-petrichor-prize-for-finely-crafted-fiction\/\"><strong>Winner and Finalist: 2020 Petrichor Prize<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/regalhousepublishing.com\/2019-petrichor-prize-for-finely-crafted-fiction\/\">Winner and Finalist: 2019 Petrichor Prize<\/a><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Electronic Submissions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Submissions are invited only through<a href=\"https:\/\/regalhousepublishing.submittable.com\/submit\"> Submittable.<\/a>\u00a0We do not have the staff capacity to read or respond to manuscripts that are submitted by fax or email.<\/p>\n<p>*Submission fee: $25<\/p>\n<p>*Please note that, without the submission fee, we would not be able to accept contest submissions, or to offer a $1000 prize to the winner. As Regal House Publishing is a small press with limited staff capacity, contest submission fees allow us to maintain sufficient editorial resources for careful review of each and every manuscript. We understand that submission fees can be difficult to accommodate, but rest assured that because of them, your submission will be carefully read, reviewed, and considered for this prize. Thank you for your understanding.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Entrants must be at least 18 years of age.<\/p>\n<p>Employees and volunteers of Regal House Publishing, Pact Press, Fitzroy Books or The Regal House Initiative, their partners or spouses, their immediate families, or immediate family of the judge are not eligible. Entrants must be residents of the United States.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Manuscript Format:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Minimum of 100 pages, maximum of 375 pages.<\/li>\n<li>At least 11pt. font<\/li>\n<li>The entries will have a blind reading, so please do NOT include name, address and telephone number anywhere in the body of the manuscript. DO include it in the Submittable cover letter form.<\/li>\n<li>Do not send artwork or photographs.<\/li>\n<li>Paginate consecutively and include a table of contents, if pertinent.<\/li>\n<li>Attach publications acknowledgments, if any.<\/li>\n<li>Please adhere strictly to contest dates. Neither late nor early manuscripts will be accepted.<\/li>\n<li>Contestants may submit the manuscript elsewhere simultaneously, but must notify Regal House Publishing immediately if a manuscript is accepted by another publisher.<\/li>\n<li>Once submitted, manuscripts cannot be altered. Winner will be given the opportunity to revise before publication.<\/li>\n<li>Contestants may submit more than one manuscript, but a separate entry fee and entry form must accompany each manuscript.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">Answers to FAQs:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The winner will be announced on September 15, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Winning manuscript will be published in paperback, hardcover, and ebook editions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accepting submissions for the 2026 Petrichor Prize: April 15, 2026 \u2013 July 15, 2026 2026 Winner Receives: $1000 and book publication by Regal House Publishing The editors at Regal House Publishing will announce their longlist on August 30, 2026, and the winner on September 15, 2026. Winner of the 2025 Petrichor Prize Winner of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3199,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-2371","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"entry"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9DpGh-Cf","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3789,"url":"https:\/\/regalhousepublishing.com\/2019-petrichor-prize-for-finely-crafted-fiction\/","url_meta":{"origin":2371,"position":0},"title":"2019 Petrichor Prize for Finely Crafted Fiction","author":"Jaynie","date":"August 14, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Heartfelt thanks to all the talented authors who submitted their manuscripts for our inaugural Petrichor Prize! 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