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Writing Contests, Grants & Awards

The Writing Contests, Grants & Awards database includes details about the creative writing contests—including poetry contests, short story competitions, essay contests, awards for novels, and more—that we’ve published in Poets & Writers Magazine during the past year. We carefully review the practices and policies of each contest before including it. Ours is the most trusted resource for legitimate writing contests available anywhere.

Sponsor and Award	Entry Fee	Genre	Cash Prize	Prize includes	Application Deadline
Brown University International Writers Project Fellowship A fellowship, which includes a stipend of $45,000, is given annually to an established international poet or fiction writer “who is unable to practice free expression at home.” The fellowship, sponsored...	$0	Poetry, Fiction	$45,000		2/15/12
Cleveland State University Poetry Center Prizes Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in the Cleveland State University Poetry Series are given annually for poetry collections. The First Book Prize is open to poets who have not published a book....	$25	Poetry	$1,000	Publication	2/15/12
Converse College Julia Peterkin Award A prize of $1,000 and an invitation to read in Converse College’s Visiting Writers Series is given in alternating years for a group of poems or a work of fiction. The 2012 award will be given for poetry...	$16	Poetry	$1,000	Reading	2/15/12
Finishing Line Press New Women’s Voices Chapbook Competition A prize of $1,000 and publication by Finishing Line Press is given annually for a poetry chapbook by a woman who has not published a full-length collection. All entries are considered for publication....	$15	Poetry	$1,000	Publication	2/15/12
National Poetry Series Open Competition Five prizes of $1,000 each and publication by participating trade, university, or small press publishers are given annually for poetry collections. Publishers currently include Fence Books, HarperCollins...	$30	Poetry	$1,000	Publication	2/15/12
Sarabande Books Morton and McCarthy Prizes Two prizes of $2,000 each and publication by Sarabande Books are given annually for collections of poetry and fiction. For the Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry, submit a manuscript of at least 48 pages...	$27	Poetry, Fiction	$2,000	Publication	2/15/12

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