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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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| Sponsor and Award | Entry Fee | Genre | Cash Prize | Prize includes |
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Mexico Fil Prize in Romance Languages A prize of $150,000 is given annually to honor a poet, a fiction writer, or a creative nonfiction writer who writes in Catalan, French, Galician, Italian, Portuguese, Roumanian, or Spanish. The prize is... |
$0 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $150,000 | 6/22/13 | |
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Maine Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowships A fellowship of $13,000 is given annually to a poet, fiction writer, or creative nonfiction writer who has lived in the state of Maine for at least two years. Using the online submission system, submit... |
$0 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $13,000 | 5/10/13 | |
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Munster Literature Centre Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award A prize of 25,000 euros (approximately $33,400) is given annually for a published short story collection. The winner also will give a reading at the Cork International Short Story Festival in September.... |
$0 | Fiction | $33,400 | Reading | 3/12/13 |
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Mississippi Arts Commission Literary Artist Fellowships Grants of up to $5,000 each are given in alternating years to Mississippi poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. This year the fellowships will be offered in creative nonfiction. Using... |
$0 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $5,000 | 3/1/13 | |
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Micro Award Micro Award A prize of $500 is given annually for a short short story published during the current year. Stories published “in any print or electronic publication designed for public display” are eligible. Jacob... |
$0 | Fiction | $500 | 12/31/12 | |
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Morehead State University Thomas and Lillie D. Chaffin Award for Appalachian Writing A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a book of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction by an Appalachian writer. Authors and publishers may submit five copies of a book of poetry or prose by December... |
$0 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $1,000 | 12/3/12 |