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Grants & Awards: Upcoming Writing Contests
The Grants & Awards database includes details about the writing contests 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 | Deadline |
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Southwest Review
David Nathan Meyerson Prize for Fiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Southwest Review is given annually to a fiction writer who has not published a book. Submit a story of up to 8,000 words...
| $25 | Fiction | $1,000 | Publication | May 01 |
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Camber Press
Fiction Chapbook Award
A prize of $1,000 and publication as a chapbook by Camber Press is given annually for a short story. Chuck Kinder will judge. Submit a story of up to 10,000...
| $15 | Fiction | $1,000 | Publication | Apr 30 |
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Crab Orchard Review
Literary Prizes
Three prizes of $1,500 each and publication in Crab Orchard Review are given annually for a group of poems, a work of fiction, and a work of creative nonfiction. Submit...
| $10 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $1,500 | Publication | Apr 30 |
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DIAGRAM
Chapbook Contest
A prize of $1,000, publication by New Michigan Press, and 25 author copies is given annually for a chapbook of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, or mixed-genre work. All entries are...
| $16 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $1,000 | Publication | Apr 30 |
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Dylan Thomas Centre
Dylan Thomas Prize
A prize of £30,000 (approximately $48,000) is given annually to honor a book of poetry or fiction that “displays creative, imaginative, and innovative use of the English language” by a...
| None | Poetry, Fiction | $48,000 | Apr 30 | |
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Glimmer Train Press
Family Matters
A prize of $1,200 and publication in Glimmer Train Stories is given biannually for a short story about family. Submit a story of up to 12,000 words with a $15...
| $15 | Fiction | $1,200 | Publication | Apr 30 |