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: 1/24/19
Permafrost
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 1/28/19
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication by University of Alaska Press is given in alternating years for a book of poetry, fiction, or nonfiction. The 2019 prize will be given for a...
read moreNorth Carolina Writers’ Network
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 1/30/19
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $1,000 is given annually for a short story. The winning story will also be considered for publication in Thomas Wolfe Review. Jill McCorkle will judge....
read moreBalcones Center for Creative Writing
Cash Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $30
Application Deadline: 1/31/19
Two prizes of $1,500 each are given annually for a poetry collection and a book of fiction published during the previous year. Authors and publishers may submit three copies of...
read moreFish Publishing
Cash Prize: $1,100
Entry Fee: $19
Application Deadline: 1/31/19
Genre: Creative Nonfiction
A prize of €1,000 (approximately $1,100) and publication in the Fish Publishing anthology is given annually for a short memoir. Chrissie Gittins will judge. Submit a memoir of...
read moreNew Millennium Writings
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 1/31/19
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Four prizes of $1,000 each and publication in New Millennium Writings are given twice yearly for a poem, a short story, a work of flash fiction, and a work of creative...
read moreOhioana Library Association
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 1/31/19
Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $1,000 is given annually to an Ohio fiction writer or creative nonfiction writer age 30 or under who has not published a book. Writers born in Ohio or who have lived...
read moreCaine Prize for African Writing
Cash Prize: $13,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 1/31/19
Genre: Fiction
A prize of £10,000 (approximately $13,000) is given annually for a previously published short story by an African writer. Shortlisted candidates will receive £500 (...
read moreLittle Tokyo Historical Society
Cash Prize: $500
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 1/31/19
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $500 and publication in Rafu Shimpo and on the Discover Nikkei website is given annually for a short story that takes place in the Little Tokyo district of...
read moreCenter for African American Poetry and Poetics
Cash Prize: $48,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 1/31/19
Genre: Poetry
A two-year fellowship, including an annual stipend of $48,000 and health benefits, at the Center for African American Poetry and Poetics (CAAPP) at the University of Pittsburgh...
read moreIowa Review
Cash Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 1/31/19
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Three prizes of $1,500 each and publication in Iowa Review are given annually for works of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Kiki Petrosino will judge in...
read moreWhite Pine Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 1/31/19
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication by White Pine Press is given annually for a poetry collection by a U.S. citizen. Submit a manuscript of 60 to 80 pages with a $20 entry fee by...
read moreChattahoochee Review
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $18
Application Deadline: 1/31/19
Genre: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Two prizes of $1,000 each and publication in Chattahoochee Review are given annually for a short story and an essay. Using the online submission system, submit a story...
read moreBlack Lawrence Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 1/31/19
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $1,000, publication by Black Lawrence Press, and 10 author copies is given annually for a novel. The editors will judge. Using the online submission system, submit a...
read moreMoney for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund
Cash Prize: $1,500
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 1/31/19
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Grants of up to $1,500 each are given in alternating years to feminist poets, fiction writers, and nonfiction writers who are citizens of the United States or Canada. The...
read moreCrazyhorse
Cash Prize: $2,000
Entry Fee: $20
Application Deadline: 1/31/19
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Three prizes of $2,000 each and publication in Crazyhorse are given annually for a poem, a short story, and an essay. Erika Meitner will judge in poetry, Rick Bass...
read moreAutumn House Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 1/31/19
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Autumn House Press is given annually for a debut poetry collection by a writer age 33 or younger. Stacey Waite will judge. Submit a...
read moreWinter Anthology
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $10
Application Deadline: 1/31/19
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication in Winter Anthology is given annually for a group of poems, a story, or an essay. Using the online submission system, submit up to 10...
read moreHurston/Wright Foundation
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 1/31/19
Two prizes of $1,000 each are given annually for a poem and a short story or novel excerpt by Black college students. The winners are awarded free tuition to a Hurston/Wright...
read moreSchaffner Press
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $25
Application Deadline: 1/31/19
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication by Schaffner Press is given annually for a poetry collection, a novel, a short story collection, an essay collection, or a memoir that “deals...
read moreAmerican Short Fiction
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $17
Application Deadline: 2/1/19
Genre: Fiction
A prize of $1,000 and publication in American Short Fiction is given annually for a piece of flash fiction. Using the online submission system, submit up to three...
read moreColgate University
Cash Prize: $40,500
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 2/1/19
Genre: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
Two nine-month residencies at Colgate University, including a stipend of $40,500, health benefits, and travel expenses, are given annually to poets, fiction writers, or...
read moreW. B. Yeats Society of New York
Cash Prize: $1,000
Entry Fee: $15
Application Deadline: 2/1/19
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $1,000 and publication on the W. B. Yeats Society of New York website is given annually for a poem. The winner is also invited to a ceremony in New York City in the...
read moreVirginia Commonwealth University
Cash Prize: $5,000
Entry Fee: $0
Application Deadline: 2/1/19
Genre: Poetry
A prize of $5,000 and an all-expenses-paid trip to give a reading at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond is given annually for a first or second book of poetry...
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