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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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Santa Cruz Writes Morton Marcus Memorial Poetry Contest A prize of $1,000 and publication in phren-Z, an online literary journal, will be given annually for a poem. The winner will also be invited to give a reading at the fourth annual Morton Marcus... |
$15 | Poetry | $1,000 | Reading, Publication | 9/1/13 |
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Saturday's Child Press Short Story Award A prize of $1,000 and publication in Saturday's Child Magazine will be given twice annually for a short story by a woman or a translation into English of a short story by a woman. Translators of... |
$15 | Fiction | $1,000 | Publication | 9/15/13 |
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Sixfold Short Story and Poetry Awards Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Sixfold are given quarterly for a short story and a group of poems. Using the online submission system, submit up to five poems totaling no more than... |
$6 | Poetry, Fiction | $1,000 | Publication | 7/24/13 |
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Slippery Elm Poetry and Prose Awards Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Slippery Elm will be given annually for a poem and a short story or an essay. All entries will be considered for publication. Mary Biddinger will... |
$15 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $1,000 | Publication | 9/13/13 |