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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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Great Lakes Colleges Association New Writers Awards Three prizes are given annually to a poet, a fiction writer, and a creative nonfiction writer to honor their first books. The winners each receive an all-expenses-paid trip to several of the 13 GLCA... |
$0 | Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $500 | 7/25/13 | |
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Sixfold Short Story and Poetry Awards Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Sixfold are given quarterly for a short story and a group of poems. Using the online submission system, submit up to five poems totaling no more than... |
$6 | Poetry, Fiction | $1,000 | Publication | 7/24/13 |
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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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Santa Fe Writers Project Literary Awards Two prizes of $1,000 are given annually for works of fiction and creative nonfiction. David Morrell will judge in fiction, and Lee Gutkind will judge in creative nonfiction. Submit a manuscript of any... |
$30 | Fiction, Creative Nonfiction | $1,000 | 7/15/13 | |
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Literal Latté Poetry Award A prize of $1,000 and publication in Literal Latté is given annually for a poem. Submit up to six poems of no more than 2,000 words each with a $10 entry fee ($15 for up to 10 poems) by July 15... |
$10 | Poetry | $1,000 | Publication | 7/15/13 |
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Rattle Poetry Prize A prize of $5,000 and publication in Rattle is given annually for a poem. A Reader's Choice Award of $1,000 is also given to one of ten finalists. All entries are considered for publication.... |
$18 | Poetry | $5,000 | Publication | 7/15/13 |