While many literary contests honor work for its innovative or formal qualities, these five organizations sponsor prizes for literature that engages with social and political issues, helping to promote a more just and equitable world.
Find details about every creative writing competition—including poetry contests, short story competitions, essay contests, awards for novels, grants for translators, and more—that we’ve published in the Grants & Awards section of Poets & Writers Magazine during the past year. We carefully review the practices and policies of each contest before including it in the Writing Contests database, the most trusted resource for legitimate writing contests available anywhere.