Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Sixfold are given quarterly for a group of poems and a short story. Using the online submission system, submit up to five...
read moreWriting 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.
Sixfold
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $5
Application Deadline: 7/24/17
Great Lakes Colleges Association
Cash Prize: $500
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 7/25/17
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Three prizes are given annually to a poet, a fiction writer, and a creative nonfiction writer to honor their first published books. The winners are also invited to visit...
read moreNarrative
Cash Prize: $2,500
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 7/31/17
Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
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...
read moreNew Millennium Writings
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 7/31/17
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Four prizes of $1,000 each and publication in New Millennium Writings and on the journal's website are given twice yearly for a poem, a short story, a short short...
read moreJournal of Experimental Fiction
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 7/31/17
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Journal of Experimental Fiction/Depth Charge Publishing is given annually for an innovative novel. Jønathan Lyons will judge....
read moreMunster Literature Centre
Cash Prize: $2,300
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 7/31/17
Genre: Fiction
A prize of €2,000 (approximately $2,300) and publication in Southword, an online literary journal published in Cork, Ireland, is given annually for a short story. The...
read moreMasters Review
Cash Prize: $3,000
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 7/31/17
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $3,000 and publication in Masters Review is given twice yearly for a short story by a writer who has not published a novel (writers who have published story...
read morePress 53
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $30
Application Deadline: 7/31/17
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Press 53 is given annually for a poetry collection. Tom Lombardo will judge. Submit a manuscript of 60 to 120 pages with a $30 entry fee by...
read morePEN Center USA
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $10
Application Deadline: 8/1/17
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Seven-month fellowships, which include a stipend of $1,000 each, are given annually to emerging poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers who lack access to...
read moreMalahat Review
Cash Prize: $780
Entry Fee: $40
Application Deadline: 8/1/17
Genre: Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $1,000 CAD (approximately $780) and publication in Malahat Review is given annually for an essay. Submit an essay of 2,000 to 3,000 words with a $40 entry...
read moreIndiana Review
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 8/1/17
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Indiana Review is given annually for a poem or fiction or a work of short creative nonfiction. Donika Kelly will judge. Submit up...
read moreAspen Words
Cash Prize: $35,000
Entry Fee: $30
Application Deadline: 8/1/17
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $35,000 will be given annually for a book of fiction published in the current year that "illuminates a vital contemporary issue and demonstrates the transformative...
read moreLeeway Foundation
Cash Prize: $2,500
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 8/1/17
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Project grants of up to $2,500 each are given twice yearly to women and transsexual, transgender, genderqueer, or otherwise gender-nonconforming poets, fiction writers, and...
read moreDelaware Division of the Arts
Cash Prize: $6,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 8/1/17
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Established Professional Fellowships of $6,000 each and Emerging Artist Fellowships of $3,000 each are given annually to Delaware poets, fiction writers, and creative...
read moreGival Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 8/8/17
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication on the Gival Press website is given annually for a short story. Submit a story of 5,000 to 15,000 words with a $25 entry fee by August 8....
read moreBaton Rouge Area Foundation
Cash Prize: $10,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 8/15/17
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $10,000 is given annually to an emerging African American writer for a short story collection or novel published in the current year. The winner will also receive...
read moreDogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales
Cash Prize: $500
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 8/15/17
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $500, publication by Broadkill River Press, ten author copies, and two cases of Dogfish Head craft beer are given annually for a poetry collection written by a poet...
read moreEx Ophidia Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 8/15/17
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Ex Ophidia Press will be given annually for a poetry collection. Richard-Gabriel Rummonds will judge. Submit a manuscript of 64 to 84 pages...
read moreGrayson Books
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 8/15/17
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Grayson Books is given annually for a poetry collection. Barbara Crooker will judge. Submit a manuscript of 50 to 80 pages with a $25 entry...
read moreUniversity of New Orleans Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $18
Application Deadline: 8/15/17
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication by University of New Orleans Press will be given annually for a short story collection or a novel. Abram Himelstein and a panel of University...
read moreGlimmer Train Press
Cash Prize: $3,000
Entry Fee: $21
Application Deadline: 8/31/17
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $3,000, publication in Glimmer Train Stories, and 20 copies of the prize issue is given twice yearly for a short story. A second-place prize of $1,000 is...
read moreAesthetica
Cash Prize: $1,290
Entry Fee: $15
Application Deadline: 8/31/17
Two prizes of £1,000 (approximately $1,290) each and publication in Aesthetica will be given annually for a poem and a short story. The winners will also receive a...
read moreSnake Nation Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 8/31/17
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Snake Nation Press is given annually for a poetry collection. Submit a manuscript of 75 to 100 pages with a $25 entry fee by August 31....
read moreBlack Lawrence Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 8/31/17
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Black Lawrence Press is given annually for a debut collection of poems or short stories. The editors will judge. Using the online...
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