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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.
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Entry Fee |
Genre | Cash Prize | Prize includes | Application Deadline |
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Bard College Bard Fiction Prize A prize of $30,000 and a one-semester appointment as writer-in-residence at Bard College is given annually to a U.S. fiction writer under the age of 40. The recipient must give at least one public... |
$0 | Fiction | $30,000 | 7/15/13 | |
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Before Columbus Foundation American Book Awards Awards are given annually for books published in the United States during the preceding year that make contributions to American multicultural literature. Submit two copies of a book published in 2012 by... |
$0 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | 12/31/12 | ||
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Binghamton University Book Awards Two prizes of $1,000 each are given annually for books of poetry and fiction published during the previous year. The Milt Kessler Poetry Book Award is given for a poetry collection of at least 48 pages.... |
$0 | Poetry, Fiction | $1,000 | 3/1/13 | |
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Bronx Council on the Arts BRIO Awards Grants of $3,000 each are given annually to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers who reside in the Bronx in New York City. Winners must complete a one-time public service activity.... |
$0 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $3,000 | 1/27/13 | |
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Brown University International Writers Project Fellowship A fellowship, including a stipend of $45,000, is given annually to an established international poet or fiction writer "who is unable to practice free expression in his or her homeland." The fellowship... |
$0 | Poetry, Fiction | $45,000 | 2/15/13 | |
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Baton Rouge Area Foundation Ernest J. Gaines Award A prize of $10,000 is given annually to an African American author for a book of fiction published during the previous year. Thomas Beller, Anthony Grooms, Phillip Lopate, Francine Prose, and Patricia... |
$0 | Fiction | $10,000 | 4/30/13 |