Grants & Awards: Your Guide to Writing Contests

Deadlines

Feeling overwhelmed by the number of writing contests? Having trouble deciding which ones to enter? Are deadlines passing you by? Poets & Writers Magazine offers a unique service to its readers. Every two months it publishes a listing of the competitions for grants and contest awards whose deadlines will come due soon. This editorial feature lists only competitions that will benefit a writer's career and only those (with a few exceptions for prizes of stature) that offer $1,000 or more. Read More

Submission Calendar

Don't miss another deadline! Check the calendar for an easy way to schedule your submissions for the next two months. Read More

Recent Winners

Ever wonder who wins all those writing contests? Poets & Writers Magazine has been tracking the winners of literary competitions for more than twenty years. Long-time readers know that finding out who wins what prize makes it easier to gauge which contests to enter. Here's a research tool that is only available through Poets & Writers Magazine. Read More

Conferences & Residencies

Which conference or writers retreat is right for you? With so many revolving deadlines, how does anyone keep track? Let Poets & Writers Magazine help. Every two months it publishes a listing of conferences and residencies whose application deadlines are drawing near. Read More