Frontier Poetry, a journal with a committed readership for contemporary verse and critical prose, has opened its 2026 Myths & Fables Prize. The award seeks work that interrogates the foundational stories—myths, fables, and inherited frameworks—through which individuals and cultures attempt to make sense of contradiction and confusion. The prize is open to both poetry and essays, suggesting an interest in how argument and lyricism might each approach the same thematic terrain. The submission window runs from July 13 to September 13, 2026. A fee of $59.00 (USD) applies. While the prize amount is not specified in the provided information, the contest’s structure implies a juried selection process with editorial recognition as a primary outcome. Submitters are asked to include a bio and cover letter, materials that allow the editors to situate the work within a writer’s broader practice. The curatorial vision centers on work that does not merely retell myths but reexamines them—probing the ways in which ancient structures of meaning persist, fracture, or transform under contemporary pressure. The editors appear to value writing that is intellectually rigorous and emotionally resonant, capable of holding paradox without resolving it too neatly. This is a call for poets and essayists whose work engages tradition critically and imaginatively.