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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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Genre | Cash Prize | Prize includes | Application Deadline |
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Real Simple Life Lessons Essay Contest A prize of $3,000 and publication in Real Simple is given annually for an essay on a theme by a U.S. writer. The winner also receives an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City to meet with the... |
$0 | Creative Nonfiction | $3,000 | Publication | 9/13/12 |
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Robinson Jeffers Tor House Foundation Poetry Prize A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a previously unpublished poem. Kim Addonizio will judge. Submit up to three poems of no more than three pages each with a $10 entry fee by March 15. Send an SASE,... |
$10 | Poetry | $1,000 | 3/15/13 | |
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Robert Frost Foundation Poetry Award A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a poem written in the spirit of Robert Frost. Submit two copies of up to three poems totaling no more than three pages with a $10 entry fee per poem by January 1.... |
$10 | Poetry | $1,000 | 1/1/13 | |
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Reed Magazine John Steinbeck Short Story Award A prize of $1,000 and publication in Reed Magazine is given annually for a short story. Yiyun Li will judge. Using the online submission system, submit a story of up to 6,000 words with a $15... |
$15 | Fiction | $1,000 | Publication | 11/1/12 |
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Roanoke Review Fiction Contest A prize of $1,000 and publication in Roanoke Review is given annually for a short story. The editors will judge. Submit a story of up to 5,000 words with a $15 entry fee between September 1 and... |
$15 | Fiction | $1,000 | Publication | 11/1/12 |
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Reed Magazine Edwin Markham Prize for Poetry A prize of $1,000 and publication in Reed Magazine is given annually for a poem or group of poems. Rae Armantrout will judge. Using the online submission system, submit three to five poems with... |
$15 | Poetry | $1,000 | Publication | 11/1/12 |