PRIZES
The Fifth Corner offers two recurring prizes each issue cycle: one for short fiction, and one for poetry. Selected work is published in The Fifth Corner alongside commissioned artwork, contributor features, and archival presentation.
DARK FICTION PRIZE
One story.
Winner
$1,500 CAD
Publication in The Fifth Corner Issue
Commissioned Artwork for the story
Complimentary The Novel Factory writing software license
Shortlisted Fiction
Publication in The Fifth Corner Issue
Commissioned Artwork for the story
$150 CAD honorarium
CODA POET PRIZE
One poem. One poet. Coda.
Winner
$500 CAD prize
Publication in The Fifth Corner Journal as Issue’s Coda
Feature
Publication in annual CODA
Shortlisted Poets
Publication in CODA, The Fifth Corner’s annual poetry volume
$100 CAD honorarium
CURRENT CYCLE – FALL 2026
Dark Fiction Prize
Status: CLOSED
opens October 1
Coda Poet Prize
Status: CLOSED
opens October 1
LAUREATES
DARK FICTION PRIZE LAUREATES
Summer 2026 – Alan Sincic – LOOK
Fall 2026 – Zachariah Claypole White – BLACK HOLE KITCHEN BLUES
CODA POET PRIZE LAUREATES
Summer 2026 – Jennifer Browne – IN A PERIOD OF ABSENCE, ARENOLOGY
Fall 2026 – Tom Crump – THERE IS ONLY ONE MORE BLADE AT THE END OF THIS KNIFE
GUEST JUDGES
Winter 2026 Guest Judge — B. Luke Wilson
Wilson will select the Winter 2026 CODA laureate and shortlist from work advanced by CODA Poetry Editor Robert Black.
Meet the guest judge →