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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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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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Washington College Patrick Henry Fellowship A nine-month fellowship, which includes a stipend of $45,000, at the C. V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, is given annually to a... |
$0 | Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $45,000 | Residency | 2/15/13 |
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Dylan Thomas Centre Dylan Thomas Prize A prize of £30,000 (approximately $45,880) is given annually for a book of poetry or fiction published in the preceding year that “displays creative, imaginative, and innovative use of the English... |
$0 | Poetry, Fiction | $45,880 | 5/31/13 | |
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St. Francis College Literary Prize A prize of $50,000 is given biennially for a third, fourth, or fifth published work of fiction. Self-published books and English translations are eligible. Peter Cameron, Kate Christensen, and Jonathan... |
$0 | Fiction | $50,000 | 5/1/13 | |
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Creative Capital Artist Grants Grants of up to $50,000 are offered triennially to poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. Writers also receive advisory and development services from Creative Capital. United States... |
$0 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $50,000 | 3/1/12 | |
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Japan–U.S. Friendship Commission United States/Japan Creative Artists Residencies Up to five three-month residencies, each of which includes a monthly stipend of $20,000 for living expenses, housing, and professional support, are awarded annually to published U.S. poets, fiction... |
$0 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $62,000 | Residency | 2/1/13 |