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Grants & Awards: Upcoming Writing Contests
The Grants & Awards database includes details about the writing contests 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 | Deadline |
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Academy of American Poets
James Laughlin Award
A prize of $5,000 is given annually to honor a second book of poetry by a U.S. poet. Copies of the winning book are purchased and distributed to over 8,000...
| None | Poetry | $5,000 | May 15 | |
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Ahsahta Press
Sawtooth Poetry Prize
A prize of $1,500 and publication by Ahsahta Press is given annually for a poetry collection. All entries are considered for publication. Terrance Hayes will judge. Submit a manuscript of...
| $25 | Poetry | $1,500 | Publication | Mar 01 |
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American Literary Translators Association
National Translation Award
A prize of $2,500 is given annually for a book-length translation of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction published during the previous year. Publishers may submit four copies of a book...
| $25 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $2,500 | Mar 31 | |
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Anhinga Press
Prize for Poetry
A prize of $2,000 and publication by Anhinga Press is given annually for a poetry collection. Poets who have published no more than one book of poems are eligible. Submit...
| $25 | Poetry | $2,000 | Publication | May 01 |
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Artist Trust
Grants for Artist Projects
Grants of up to $1,500 each are given annually to Washington State poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers to support the development of new work. Using the online submission...
| None | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $1,500 | Feb 19 | |
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Arts & Letters Journal of Contemporary Culture
Arts & Letters Prizes
Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Arts & Letters Journal of Contemporary Culture are given annually for a group of poems, a short story, and an essay. The...
| $15 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $1,000 | Reading, Publication | Mar 15 |