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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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North Carolina Humanities Council Linda Flowers Literary Award A prize of $500, publication in North Carolina Conversations, and a weeklong residency at Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities in Southern Pines, North Carolina, is given annually for a... |
$0 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $500 | Publication, Residency | 8/15/13 |
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National Poetry Review Press Book Prize A prize of $1,000 and publication by National Poetry Review Press is given annually for a poetry collection. C. J. Sage will judge. Submit a manuscript of 45 to 80 pages with a $25 entry fee by June 30.... |
$25 | Poetry | $1,000 | Publication | 6/30/13 |
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Narrative Poetry Contest A prize of $1,500 and publication in Narrative is given annually for a poem or group of poems. All entries are considered for publication. The poetry editors will judge. Using the online... |
$22 | Poetry | $1,500 | Publication | 7/17/13 |
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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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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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Money for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund Individual Artist Grants for Women Grants of $500 to $1,500 each are given twice yearly to feminist writers who are citizens of the United States or Canada. The current round of grants will be awarded to women poets and creative... |
$20 | Poetry, Creative Nonfiction | $1,500 | 6/30/13 |