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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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American-Scandinavian Foundation Writing Fellowships and Grants Fellowships of up to $23,000 and grants of up to $5,000 are given annually for study and research in Scandinavia to poets, fiction writers, creative nonfiction writers, and translators of literature. For... |
$20 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $23,000 | 11/1/13 | |
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American Library Association W. Y. Boyd Literary Award A prize of $5,000 is given annually for a novel set in a period when the United States was at war. Publishers or authors may submit seven copies of books published in 2013 by December 1. There is no... |
$0 | Fiction | $5,000 | 12/1/13 | |
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Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers Meringoff Awards Three prizes of $2,000 each and publication in the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers journal, Literary Imagination, or its newsletter, Literary Matters... |
$45 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $2,000 | Publication | 12/1/13 |
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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. Students enrolled in a degree-granting program are ineligible. Submit up to 12... |
$0 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $7,500 | 1/13/14 | |
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Accenti Writing Contest A prize of $1,000 Canadian (approximately $957) and publication in Accenti is given annually for a short story or an essay. Submit a manuscript of up to 2,000 words with a $20 Canadian (... |
$19 | Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $1,000 | Publication | 2/7/14 |
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Arcadia Short Story Contest A prize of $1,000 and publication in Arcadia will be given annually for a short story. Using the online submission system, submit a story of 4,000 to 7,000 words with a $15 entry fee by February... |
$15 | Fiction | $1,000 | Publication | 2/15/14 |