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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 |
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Fiction Collective Two Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction Prize A prize of $15,000 and publication by Fiction Collective Two, an imprint of University of Alabama Press, is given annually for a short story collection, a novella or novella collection, or a novel. U.S.... |
$25 | Fiction | $15,000 | Publication | 11/1/12 |
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Fiction Collective Two Ronald Sukenick American Book Review Innovative Fiction Prize A prize of $1,000 and publication by Fiction Collective Two is given for a short story collection, a novella or novella collection, or a novel. U.S. writers who have not previously published books with... |
$25 | Fiction | $1,000 | Publication | 11/1/12 |
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Fish Publishing Fish Short Story Prize A prize of 3,000 euros (approximately $3,870) and publication in the annual Fish Publishing anthology is given annually for a short story. Ten finalists will also be published, and all entries are... |
$28 | Fiction | $3,870 | Publication | 11/30/12 |
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Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown Writing Fellowships Fellowships for a seven-month residency at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Massachusetts, are given annually to 10 poets and fiction writers. Each fellowship includes a private apartment and a... |
$45 | Poetry, Fiction | $7,500 | Residency | 12/1/12 |
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Friends of American Writers Literary Award A prize of up to $4,000 is given annually for a book of fiction or creative nonfiction published in the current year by a writer who is a resident of the Midwest or whose book features a Midwestern... |
$0 | Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $4,000 | 12/10/12 | |
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French-American Foundation Translation Prizes Two prizes of $10,000 each are given annually for translations from French into English of a book of fiction and a book of nonfiction (including creative nonfiction) published in the current year.... |
$0 | Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $10,000 | 12/31/12 | |
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Fish Publishing Flash Fiction Prize A prize of 1,000 euros (approximately $1,300) and publication in the 2013 Fish Publishing anthology is given annually for a short short story. Peter Benson will judge. Submit a story of up to 300 words... |
$18 | Fiction | $1,300 | Publication | 2/28/13 |
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Florida Review Editors’ Awards Three prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Florida Review are given annually for a group of poems, a short story, and an essay. All entries are considered for publication. The editors will... |
$15 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $1,000 | Publication | 3/17/13 |
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Fiscal Press Henry Hazlitt Contest for Business Fiction A prize of $500 and a $2,000 advance against royalties for publication by Fiscal Press will be given annually for a novel on the theme of business or entrepreneurship. The editors will judge. Using the... |
$0 | Fiction | $2,500 | Publication | 4/30/13 |