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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
Library of Virginia Literary Awards Three prizes of $3,500 each are given annually for books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction (including creative nonfiction) published in the previous year. Books by writers who were born in or are...	$0	Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction	$3,500		2/10/12
Stadler Center for Poetry Philip Roth Residence A four-month residency, which includes a $4,000 stipend, at the Stadler Center for Poetry at Bucknell University is given annually to a poet, a fiction writer, or a creative nonfiction writer. The 2012...	$0	Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction	$4,000	Residency	2/11/12
Brown University International Writers Project Fellowship A fellowship, which includes a stipend of $45,000, is given annually to an established international poet or fiction writer “who is unable to practice free expression at home.” The fellowship, sponsored...	$0	Poetry, Fiction	$45,000		2/15/12
Cleveland State University Poetry Center Prizes Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in the Cleveland State University Poetry Series are given annually for poetry collections. The First Book Prize is open to poets who have not published a book....	$25	Poetry	$1,000	Publication	2/15/12
Converse College Julia Peterkin Award A prize of $1,000 and an invitation to read in Converse College’s Visiting Writers Series is given in alternating years for a group of poems or a work of fiction. The 2012 award will be given for poetry...	$16	Poetry	$1,000	Reading	2/15/12
Finishing Line Press New Women’s Voices Chapbook Competition A prize of $1,000 and publication by Finishing Line Press is given annually for a poetry chapbook by a woman who has not published a full-length collection. All entries are considered for publication....	$15	Poetry	$1,000	Publication	2/15/12

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