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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 |
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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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Schaffner Press Nicholas Schaffner Award for Music in Literature A prize of $1,000 and publication by Schaffner Press will be given annually for a work of fiction or creative nonfiction that "deals in some way with the subject of music and its influence." Submit a... |
$25 | Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $1,000 | Publication | 9/1/13 |
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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 |
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Snake Nation Press Serena McDonald Kennedy Award A prize of $1,000 and publication by Snake Nation Press will be given annually for a novella or short story collection. Submit a novella of up to 50,000 words or a short story collection of up to 200... |
$25 | Fiction | $1,000 | Publication | 8/31/13 |
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Snake Nation Press Violet Reed Haas Prize for Poetry A prize of $1,000 and publication by Snake Nation Press will be given annually for a poetry collection. Submit a manuscript of 50 to 75 pages with a $25 entry fee by August 31. E-mail or visit the... |
$25 | Poetry | $1,000 | Publication | 8/31/13 |