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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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Leeway Foundation Art and Change Grants Grants of up to $2,500 each are given twice yearly by the Leeway Foundation to women and transsexual, transgender, genderqueer, and Two-Spirit poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in... |
$0 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $2,500 | 8/1/12 | |
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Lynchburg College Thornton Writer Residency A fourteen-week residency at Lynchburg College, including a stipend, is awarded annually to a fiction writer for the fall term and a poet or creative nonfiction writer for the spring term. The stipend... |
$0 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | Reading, Workshop, Residency | 10/15/12 | |
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Langum Charitable Trust Prize in American Historical Fiction A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a book of historical fiction published in the current year. Submit three copies of books (or bound galleys) published in 2012 by December 1. There is no entry fee... |
$0 | Fiction | $1,000 | 12/1/12 | |
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Lambda Literary Foundation Debut Literary Awards Two prizes of $1,000 each are given annually for debut books of fiction by LGBT writers published in the current year. Submit four copies of a first novel or a short story collection (or bound galleys)... |
$35 | Fiction | $1,000 | 12/1/12 | |
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Livingston Press Tartt Fiction Award A prize of $1,000 and publication by Livingston Press is given annually for a first collection of short stories. Fiction writers who have not published a short story collection may submit a manuscript of... |
$20 | Fiction | $1,000 | Publication | 12/31/12 |
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Literal Latté K. Margaret Grossman Fiction Award A prize of $1,000 and publication in Literal Latté is given annually for a short story. The editors will judge. All entries are considered for publication. Submit a story of up to 8,000 words... |
$10 | Fiction | $1,000 | Publication | 1/15/13 |
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Literal Latte K. Margaret Grossman Fiction Award A prize of $1,000 and publication in Literal Lattéis given for a short story. All entries are considered for publication. Submit a story of up to 8,000 words with a $10 entry fee ($15 for two... |
$10 | Fiction | $1,000 | Publication | 1/15/13 |
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Lambda Literary Foundation Midcareer Novelists' Prizes Two prizes of $5,000 each are given annually to LGBT novelists in midcareer who have each published at least three novels or two novels in addition to books of poetry, short stories, or essays. Submit... |
$0 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $5,000 | 2/1/13 | |
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Library of Virginia Literary Awards Three prizes of $3,500 each are given annually for books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction (including creative nonfiction) published in the previous year. Books by writers who were born in or are... |
$0 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $3,500 | 2/15/13 | |
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Lake Forest College Madeleine P. Plonsker Residency A prize of $10,000 and a two-month residency at Lake Forest College is given annually to a prose poet, a fiction writer, or a creative nonfiction writer to complete an innovative work-in-progress. The... |
$0 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $10,000 | Publication, Residency | 3/1/13 |
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Loft Literary Center Minnesota Emerging Writers’ Grant Grants of up to $10,000 will be given annually to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers who have lived in the state of Minnesota for at least one year. Writers who have published no... |
$0 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $10,000 | 10000 | 3/27/13 |
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Leapfrog Press Fiction Award A prize of $1,150 and publication by Leapfrog Press is given annually for a short story collection, a novel, or a novella. Lev Raphael and the editors will judge. Using the online submission system,... |
$30 | Fiction | $1,150 | Publication | 5/1/13 |
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Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition A prize of $1,500 and publication in Cutthroat is given annually for a short story by a writer whose fiction has not appeared in a nationally distributed publication with a circulation over 5,... |
$15 | Fiction | $1,500 | Publication | 5/15/13 |
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Leeway Foundation Transformation Awards Awards of $15,000 each are given annually by the Leeway Foundation to women and transsexual, transgender, genderqueer, and Two-Spirit poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers in the... |
$0 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $15,000 | 5/15/13 | |
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Late Night Library Debut-litzer Award Three prizes of $1,000 each will be given annually for books of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction published in the previous year. In addition, the winners will be featured on the Late Night... |
$25 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $1,000 | 5/31/13 | |
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Literary Arts Oregon Literary Fellowships Fellowships of $2,500 each are given annually to Oregon writers to initiate, develop, or complete literary projects in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. In addition, Women Writers Fellowships of... |
$0 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $2,500 | 6/28/13 |