FC2 (Fiction Collective Two) has long positioned itself as a counterweight to the commercial publishing mainstream, championing formally adventurous, intellectually restless fiction that resists easy categorization. The Ronald Sukenick Innovative Fiction Prize is central to that mission: it is an annual award for a book-length work—a novel, a collection of short stories, or one or more novellas—that has not previously been published in its entirety. The contest is open to writers of, from, or in the United States writing in English who have not previously published a book with FC2. Translations and previously published or self-published works are ineligible, though individual pieces within a collection may have appeared in magazines or anthologies. There is no length requirement, and the entry fee is waived. The prize is not merely a publication contract; it is an induction into a lineage. FC2's list includes writers who have shaped the course of innovative American fiction, and the Sukenick Prize is designed to bring new voices into that collective. The organization explicitly states its dedication to recruiting "new and diverse makers of the images of tomorrow" and to forging a more representative and provocative collective. This is not a slogan but a curatorial stance: the press seeks work that challenges conventions and expands the possibilities of the form. The final judge is a writer of standing, and the press takes care to avoid conflicts of interest—employees, board members, and former or current students or close friends of the judge are not eligible. For the submitting writer, the prize offers a rare combination: a no-fee entry, a commitment to innovative work, and the potential for publication by a press with a distinct editorial identity. The absence of a length requirement signals that the press values the integrity of the work over market-driven norms. The deadline is November 2, 2026. Writers should note that the contest is for unpublished manuscripts as a whole; if the manuscript includes previously published shorter works, those must be part of a collection that is itself unpublished. This is an opportunity for writers whose work might be deemed too formally challenging or commercially risky elsewhere, and who seek a home within a tradition of literary experimentation.