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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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Gemini Magazine Flash Fiction Contest A prize of $1,000 and publication in Gemini Magazine is given annually for a short short story. The editors will judge. Submit a story of up to 1,000 words with a $4 entry fee ($3 for each... |
$4 | Fiction | $1,000 | Publication | 8/31/13 |
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Glimmer Train Press Short Story Award for New Writers A prize of $1,500 and publication in Glimmer Train Stories is given quarterly for a short story by a writer whose fiction has not been published in a print publication with a circulation over 5,000... |
$15 | Fiction | $1,500 | Publication | 8/31/13 |
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Manchester Metropolitan University Poetry and Fiction Prizes Two prizes of £10,000 (approximately $15,433) are given annually for a group of poems and a short story. Bernard O'Donoghue, Adam O'Riordan, and Fiona Sampson will judge in poetry, and Alison Moore,... |
$26 | Poetry, Fiction | $15,433 | 8/30/13 | |
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Memoir Journal Prize for Memoir in Prose or Poetry A prize of $500 and publication in Memoir Journal is given twice yearly for a memoir in the form of a poem or an essay. The editors will judge. Using the online submission system, submit up to... |
$0 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $500 | Publication | 8/16/13 |
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Arcadia Ruby Irene Poetry Chapbook Prize A prize of $1,000, publication in Arcadia, and 25 author copies will be given annually for a poetry chapbook. All entries will be considered for publication. Submit a manuscript of 15 to 40... |
$20 | Poetry | $1,000 | Publication | 8/15/13 |
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Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival Poetry Contest A prize of $1,000 and publication in Louisiana Cultural Vistas is given annually for a group of poems. The winner will also be invited to give a reading at the 2013 Tennessee Williams/New... |
$20 | Poetry | $1,000 | Reading, Publication | 8/15/13 |