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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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Indiana Review “1/2 K” Prize A prize of $1,000 and publication in Indiana Review is given annually for a poem or a work of fiction under 500 words. All entries are considered for publication. Dinty Moore will judge. Submit... |
$20 | Poetry, Fiction | $1,000 | Publication | 8/1/13 |
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Munster Literature Centre Seán Ó Faoláin Short Story Competition A prize of €2,000 (approximately $2,600) and publication in Southword, an online literary journal published in Cork, Ireland, is given annually for a short story. The winner also receives a... |
$0 | Fiction | $2,600 | Publication | 7/31/13 |
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Narrative Spring Story Contest A prize of $2,500 and publication in Narrative is given annually for a short story, a short short story, an essay, or an excerpt from a work of fiction or creative nonfiction. A second prize of... |
$22 | Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $2,500 | Publication | 7/31/13 |
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Journal of Experimental Fiction Kenneth Patchen Award A prize of $1,000 and publication by Journal of Experimental Fiction/Civil Coping Mechanisms is given annually for an innovative novel. James R. Hugunin will judge. Submit a manuscript of any... |
$25 | Fiction | $1,000 | Publication | 7/31/13 |
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A Room of Her Own Foundation Orlando Prizes Four prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Los Angeles Review are given twice yearly for a poem, a short story, a short short story, and an essay by a woman writer. Submit a poem of no more... |
$15 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $1,000 | Publication | 7/31/13 |
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Glimmer Train Press Very Short Fiction Award A prize of $1,500 and publication in Glimmer Train Stories is given twice yearly for a short story. Using the online submission system, submit a story of up to 3,000 words with a $15 entry fee by... |
$15 | Fiction | $1,500 | Publication | 7/31/13 |