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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 |
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Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellowships Grants of $7,500 each are given biennially to Massachusetts poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. Using the online submission system, submit up to 15 pages of poetry or 25 pages of... |
$0 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $7,500 | 1/30/12 | |
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Artist Trust Literature Fellowships Fellowships of $7,500 are awarded biennially to Washington State poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. Writers who are not enrolled in a degree-granting program are eligible. Submit up... |
$0 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $7,500 | 2/26/12 | |
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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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Kentucky Arts Council Artist Fellowships and Awards Grants of $7,500 each are given biennially to Kentucky poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers. Emerging Artist Awards of $1,000 are also given biennially to writers in the early stages... |
$0 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $7,500 | 3/15/12 | |
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Arkansas Arts Council Individual Artists Fellowships Fellowships of up to $4,000 are given annually to Arkansas writers in alternating genres. In 2012 the awards will be given for novels. Writers who are at least 25 years of age and have lived in Arkansas... |
$0 | Fiction | $4,000 | 4/20/12 | |
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Stone Canoe Literary Awards Four prizes of $500 each are given annually to a poet, a fiction writer, a creative nonfiction writer, and a United States military veteran writing in any genre who have a connection with upstate New... |
$0 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $500 | 7/15/12 |