The Shenandoah Prize for Fiction
This $500 prize is awarded annually to the best story published in a volume year of Shenandoah.
All stories published in the magazine are automatically considered for the prize.

The James Boatwright III Prize for Poetry
This $1000 prize is awarded annually to the best poems published in a volume year of Shenandoah.
All poems published in the magazine are automatically considered for the prize.

The Carter Prize for the Essay
This $1000 prize is awarded annually to the best essay published in a volume year of Shenandoah.
All essays published in the magazine are automatically considered for the prize.

The Bevel Summers Prize for the Short Short Story
This $1000 prize is awarded annually to the best short short story of up to 1,000 words.  See details.  The contest for 2015 is closed.